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arteritic

arteritic adjective: relating to arteritis.

Adjective

arteritic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to arteritis.
    • We can fairly reconcile this apparent lapse by observing, that M. Nelaton confounds the arteritic form of the affection with that supervening on ossified arteries; a circumstance first noticed by Cowper, the anatomist, but denied gravely by Pott, an author who is frequently quoted as countenancing...1856, M. Nélaton, “Clinical Lectures on Surgery”, in Dublin quarterly journal of medical science, volume 22, page 167
    • These arteritic lesions are not confined to the striated musculature, but occur everywhere, including the superior and inferior mesenteric arterial beds.1965, John R. Gamble, Current concepts of clinical gastroenterology, page 119

Origin of arteritic

From arteritis + -ic.

Words formed from arteritic

Questions about arteritic

What does arteritic mean?
Arteritic means relating to arteritis.
What part of speech is arteritic?
Arteritic is an adjective.

Words near arteritic in the dictionary

  1. arteriovenous fistula
  2. arteriovenous fistulas
  3. arteriovenous malformation
  4. arteriovenous malformations
  5. arterioventricular
  6. arteritic
  7. arteritides
  8. arteritis
  9. arteritises
  10. arteriviral
  11. arterivirus

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