Giant cell arteritis, or temporal arteritis, is an inflammatory disorder of large and medium-sized arteries affected with granulomatous lesions containing T cells and macrophages.
Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disease involving the aorta and its branches.
Temporal arteritis is inflammation of medium and large sized arteries especially the carotid in the neck and its branches.
Polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis are closely related inflammatory conditions that affect different cellular targets in genetically predisposed persons.
Coronary arteritis and myocarditis are the principal causes of morbidity and mortality.
Definition of arteritis in US English:
arteritis
nounˌärdəˈrīdəs
Medicine
Inflammation of the walls of an artery.
〔医〕动脉炎
Example sentencesExamples
Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disease involving the aorta and its branches.
Giant cell arteritis, or temporal arteritis, is an inflammatory disorder of large and medium-sized arteries affected with granulomatous lesions containing T cells and macrophages.
Temporal arteritis is inflammation of medium and large sized arteries especially the carotid in the neck and its branches.
Polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis are closely related inflammatory conditions that affect different cellular targets in genetically predisposed persons.
Coronary arteritis and myocarditis are the principal causes of morbidity and mortality.