Definitions For Telangiectasia

Noun

TELANGIECTASIA (plural +, telangiectasiae, 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

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 , from telo + angiectasia, reflecting af + en + τέλος + ἀγγεῖον + ἔκτασις + -ia

Is Telangiectasia a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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17
Words with Friends
21

The word Telangiectasia is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends

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