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vasculitis

[ vas-kyuh-lahy-tis ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. inflammation of veins, arteries, capillaries, or lymph vessels.


vasculitis

/ ËŒ±¹Ã¦²õ°ìÂáʊˈ±ô²¹Éª³Ùɪ²õ /

noun

  1. inflammation of the blood vessels
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vasculitis1

First recorded in 1900–05; from Latin ±¹Äå²õ³¦³Ü±ô³Ü³¾ “little vessel†+ -itis
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Over a year ago, Carl was diagnosed with vasculitis, an autoimmune disorder that inflames blood vessels, causing exhaustion and chronic pain.

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Mr Johnson said his mother, a nurse who continued working until her final months, was terminally ill with vasculitis, a condition that attacks the vital organs, which left her in agony.

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As a young researcher at the National Institutes of Health, he helped develop highly effective therapies for rare but once-fatal blood vessel diseases known as vasculitis syndromes.

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Ashton Kutcher revealed he lost his sight and hearing due to vasculitis, an autoimmune issue that causes inflammation of blood vessels.

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“I am still struggling with the consequences of the vasculitis I was diagnosed with in the spring, and with this decision I am following the advice of my attending physicians,†he said in the statement.

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