perivasculitis

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English

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Etymology

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From peri- +‎ vasculo- +‎ -itis.

Noun

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perivasculitis (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) inflammation of the perivascular sheath
    • 2015 August 6, “A Genomic Approach to Unravel Host-Pathogen Interaction in Chelonians: The Example of Testudinid Herpesvirus 3”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      In contrast, meningitis was seen in two out of the three tortoises infected with TeHV3 genogroup B. Vasculitis and/or perivasculitis were observed in two out of three individuals infected with the TeHV3 genogroup B. The tortoise infected with the bona fide recombinant TeHV3 strain had inclusions in the tongue and developed pneumonia.