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granulomatosis with polyangiitis

granulomatosis with polyangiitis noun: a disease characterised by necrotising granulomatous inflammation usually involving the upper and lower respiratory tract, and necrotising vasculitis affecting predominantly small to medium vessels.

Noun

granulomatosis with polyangiitis (uncountable)

  1. A disease characterised by necrotising granulomatous inflammation usually involving the upper and lower respiratory tract, and necrotising vasculitis affecting predominantly small to medium vessels.

Origin of granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Renamed from the now-politically incorrect name Wegener's granulomatosis in 2011, due to Friedrich Wegener's Nazi associations. See List of medical eponyms with Nazi associations for more examples.

Questions about granulomatosis with polyangiitis

What does granulomatosis with polyangiitis mean?
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis means a disease characterised by necrotising granulomatous inflammation usually involving the upper and lower respiratory tract, and necrotising vasculitis affecting predominantly small to medium vessels.
What part of speech is granulomatosis with polyangiitis?
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis is a noun.

Words near granulomatosis with polyangiitis in the dictionary

  1. granulomatogenic
  2. granulomatoses
  3. granulomatosic
  4. granulomatosis
  5. granulomatosis infantiseptica
  6. granulomatosis with polyangiitis
  7. granulomatous
  8. granulomatous amoebic encephalitis
  9. granulomere
  10. granulomeres
  11. granulometer

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