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angiitis

/ˌændʒiˈaɪtɪs/

angiitis noun: a condition where blood or lymph vessels are inflamed.

Noun

angiitis (countable and uncountable, plural angiitides)

  1. A condition where blood or lymph vessels are inflamed.
    • Because this has not been observed over a wide geographic area and because it has not been reported in certain communities noted for their large coterie of intravenous stimulant habituees, the assumption has been made that the angiitis is due not to the methamphetamine but rather to an adulterant...2012, M. M. Glatt, Drug Dependence: Current Problems and Issues, page 158
    Synonyms:
    vasculitis

Synonyms of angiitis

Forms of angiitis

pluralangiitides
alternative formangitis

Origin of angiitis

From angi- + -itis.

Words formed from angiitis

Questions about angiitis

What does angiitis mean?
Angiitis means a condition where blood or lymph vessels are inflamed.
What part of speech is angiitis?
Angiitis is a noun.
How do you pronounce angiitis?
Angiitis is pronounced /ˌændʒiˈaɪtɪs/.
What is the plural of angiitis?
The plural of angiitis is angiitides.

Words near angiitis in the dictionary

  1. angiectatic
  2. angienchyma
  3. Angier
  4. Angiers
  5. angiitides
  6. angiitis
  7. Angika
  8. Angikuni
  9. Angilello
  10. angina
  11. angina Ludovici

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