Medical Definition of Colonic angiodysplasia
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Abnormal collections of blood vessels (vascular ectasias) usually located in the right colon in persons over age 60.
Angiodysplasias account for 40% of the cases of recurrent or chronic lower GI bleeding in the elderly.
Origin: Gr. Plassein = to form
(27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Colonic Angiodysplasia
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