angiectasia


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angiectasia

[‚an·jē·ek′tā·zē·ə]
(medicine)
Abnormal blood vessel dilation.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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she had marked tel- angiectasia on her face and both limbs especially at the extensor surfaces with multiple cafe-au-lait spots on her neck shoulders and upper limb.
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These lesions are called by various names such as vascular ectasia or angiectasia. Arteriovenous fistulae, often called "malformations," may be congenital or acquired.
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