Takayasu's arteritis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First described in 1908 by Japanese ophthalmologist Mikito Takayasu.
Noun[edit]
Takayasu's arteritis (uncountable)
- (pathology) An inflammatory disease of unknown cause, affecting the aorta and most common in young Asian women.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
an inflammatory disease of unknown cause affecting the aorta
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