aortitis

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Etymology

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From aort- +‎ -itis.

Noun

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aortitis (countable and uncountable, plural aortitides or aortitises)

  1. (pathology) Inflammation of the aorta.
    • 1986, Kazuo Maeda, Kazuo Okuyama, Yoshihiko Takeda, Recent advances in perinatology:
      In other maternal heart disease we had 7 aortitises, 5 cardiomyopathies, 1 primary pulmonary hypertension, angina pectoris with familial hyperrholesterolaemia and pericarditis.
    • 2008, José Biller, The Interface of Neurology & Internal Medicine, →ISBN, page 106:
      The presence of inflammatory cells in the aortic media or adventitia is indicative of aortitis.
    • 2010, Allen P. Burke, Fabio Tavora, Practical Cardiovascular Pathology, →ISBN, page 419:
      Aortitis can affect any site in the aorta but has a predilection for the ascending aorta with a tendency to cause dilatation, aneurysms and aortic valve insufficiency (Figs. 42.1 and 42.2).

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