"arteritis" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
subtypes:
- periarteritis - inflammation of the outer coat of an artery
- polyarteritis - inflammation of several arteries
- pulseless disease, takayasu's arteritis - disorder characterized by the absence of a pulse in both arms and in the carotid arteries
- temporal arteritis - inflammation of the temporal arteries; characterized by headaches and difficulty chewing and (sometimes) visual impairment