Definition of Arteriectasis

1. Noun. An abnormal distension of an artery.

Exact synonyms: Arteriectasia
Generic synonyms: Pathology

Medical Definition of Arteriectasis

1. Arteriectasia An obsolete term for vasodilation of the arteries. Origin: L. Arteria, artery, + G. Ektasis, distention (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arteriectasis

arterial streets
arterial switch operation
arterial tension
arterial thoracic outlet syndrome
arterial transfusion
arterial vein
arterial wave
arterialise
arterialization
arterialize
arterialized
arterially
arterials
arteriarctia
arteriectasia
arteriectasis (current term)
arteriectomy
arteries
arteries of cerebral haemorrhage
arteries of kidney
arterio-
arterio-contractile
arterioatony
arteriocapillary
arteriocapillary sclerosis
arteriococcygeal gland
arteriogeneses
arteriogenesis

Literary usage of Arteriectasis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Anatomical Description of the Diseases of the Organs of Circulation and by Karl Ewald Hasse (1846)
"arteriectasis. ANEURISM. ANEURISM was formerly regarded as of almost exclusively mechanical development, and it is still ..."

2. Lehrbuch der Chirurgie und Operationslehre: Mit freier Benutzung von Vidal's by Adolf Bardeleben (1871)
"... arteriectasis, einführen, und unter Aneurysma ausschließlich das gewöhnliche ... Das sogenannte wahre Aneurysma (arteriectasis) bietet in seiner Form ..."

3. Manual of the International List of Causes of Death: Based on the Second by United States Bureau of the Census, Cressy Livingston Wilbur (1911)
"... Annular calcification of artery Aortic ectasis sclerosis Aortitis Arterial degeneration sclerosis of brain arteriectasis ..."

4. Annual of the Universal Medical Sciencesedited by [Anonymus AC02809657] edited by [Anonymus AC02809657] (1894)
"The preponderance of arteriectasis which existed in the morbid tissues. 4. The participation of the entire thickness of the skin in the angiomatous process. ..."

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