Definitions For Telangiectasia

Noun

TELANGIECTASIA (plural +, telangiectasiae, pl4qual=archaic, telangiectasiæ) (medicine, pathology) A condition characterized by dilatation of the capillary, capillaries, causing them to appear as small red or purple clusters, often spidery in appearance, on the skin or the surface of an organ.

Synonyms

telangiectasis

Derived terms

{{col-auto, en, ataxia-telangiectasia, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, telangiectasial}}

Related terms

telangiectatic

Translations

French: télangiectasie, f German: Teleangiektasie, f Italian: teleangectasia, f Polish: teleangiektazja, f Romanian: telangiectazie, f, telangiectazii, f-p Spanish: telangiectasia, f

Etymology

mid 19th century {{bor + en + nl. + -}}, from telo + angiectasia, reflecting {{af + en + τέλος + ἀγγεῖον + ἔκτασις + -ia + t1=end, telo- + t2=vessel, angio- + t3=stretching out, extension + lang1=grc + lang2=grc + lang3=grc + lang4=la + nocat=1}}.