arteritis
Noun
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Inflammation of an artery (synset 114282111)
is a type of: inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heatsubtypes:
- 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
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