ARTERITIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arteritis mean? 

• ARTERITIS (noun)
  The noun ARTERITIS has 1 sense:

1. inflammation of an artery

  Familiarity information: ARTERITIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTERITIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inflammation of an artery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("arteritis" is a kind of...):

inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arteritis"):

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)

 Context examples 

It also may be associated with Lyme disease, Wegener's granulomatosis, Sjogren syndrome, cryoglobulinemia, hypereosinophilia, temporal arteritis, scleroderma, sarcoidosis, leprosy, acute viral hepatitis A, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

(Mononeuritis Multiplex, NCI Thesaurus)

An arteritis characterized by the presence of inflammation and necrosis in the arterial wall.

(Necrotizing Arteritis, NCI Thesaurus)

A necrotizing arteritis that exhibits characteristic features of several distinct vascular disorders.

(Overlap Necrotizing Arteritis, NCI Thesaurus)

However, when properly treated, giant cell arteritis rarely comes back.

(Giant Cell Arteritis, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

Any of a group of disorders leading to occlusion of the arteries arising from the aortic arch. Such occlusion may be caused by atherosclerosis, arterial embolism, syphilitic or tuberculous arteritis, etc.

(Aortic Arch Syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

There is no single test to diagnose giant cell arteritis, but you may have tests that measure inflammation.

(Giant Cell Arteritis, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

Giant cell arteritis is a disorder that causes inflammation of arteries of the scalp, neck, and arms.

(Giant Cell Arteritis, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

Giant cell arteritis often occurs with another disorder called polymyalgia rheumatica.

(Giant Cell Arteritis, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

Early symptoms of giant cell arteritis resemble the flu: fatigue, loss of appetite, and fever.

(Giant Cell Arteritis, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)