POLYARTERITIS NODOSA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does polyarteritis nodosa mean? 

• POLYARTERITIS NODOSA (noun)
  The noun POLYARTERITIS NODOSA has 1 sense:

1. a progressive disease of connective tissue that is characterized by nodules along arteries; nodules may block the artery and result in inadequate circulation to the particular area

  Familiarity information: POLYARTERITIS NODOSA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLYARTERITIS NODOSA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A progressive disease of connective tissue that is characterized by nodules along arteries; nodules may block the artery and result in inadequate circulation to the particular area

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

periarteritis nodosa; polyarteritis nodosa

Hypernyms ("polyarteritis nodosa" is a kind of...):

disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)

 Context examples 

In some cases, however, microscopic vessels are also affected (e.g., in the kidneys), a condition that has been called microscopic polyarteritis or polyangiitis; this disorder is felt to be more closely associated with Wegener's granulomatosis than to classic polyarteritis nodosa.

(Microscopic Polyarteritis, NCI Thesaurus)

A painful asymmetric asynchronous sensory and motor peripheral neuropathy involving isolated damage to at least 2 separate nerve areas; associated with (but not limited to) systemic disorders such as diabetes, vasculitis, amyloidosis, direct tumor involvement, polyarteritis nodosa, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and paraneoplastic syndromes.

(Mononeuritis Multiplex, NCI Thesaurus)