Definition of Telangiectasia

1. Noun. (medicine) A medical condition characterized by dark red blotches on the skin caused by chronic dilation of the capillaries ¹

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Definition of Telangiectasia

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Medical Definition of Telangiectasia

1. A permanent dilation of preexisting blood vessels (capillaries, arterioles, venules), creating small focal red lesions, usually in the skin or mucous membranes. Also called telangiectasis. (16 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Telangiectasia

tela elastica
tela subcutanea
tela submucosa
tela submucosa pharyngis
tela subserosa
telae
telaesthesia
telalgia
telalginite
telalginites
telamon
telamones
telamons
telangiectases
telangiectasia (current term)
telangiectasia lymphatica
telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans
telangiectasia verrucosa
telangiectasias
telangiectasic
telangiectasies
telangiectasis
telangiectasy
telangiectatic
telangiectatic angioma
telangiectatic cancer
telangiectatic fibroma
telangiectatic glioma
telangiectatic lipoma

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