angiitis

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/ˌændʒiˈaɪtɪs/

noun

A condition where blood or lymph vessels are inflamed.

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vasculitis
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Meanings

nounangiitis (countable and uncountable, plural angiitides)

plural angiitides · alternative angitis

  1. countableuncountableA condition where blood or lymph vessels are inflamed.
    1 more example

    Because this has not been observed over a wide geographic area and because it has not been reported in certain communities noted for their large coterie of intravenous stimulant habituees, the assumption has been made that the angiitis is due not to the methamphetamine but rather to an adulterant popular in that particular geographic area.

    2012, M. M. Glatt, Drug Dependence: Current Problems and Issues, page 158

    Synonyms: vasculitis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA condition where blood or lymph vessels are inflamed.

Similar
vasculitis

Origin

From angi- + -itis.

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Translations

Catalan angiïtis, vasculitis
  • angiïtisinflamed blood or lymph vessels
  • vasculitisinflamed blood or lymph vessels
Greek αγγειίτιδα
  • αγγειίτιδα (angeiítida)inflamed blood or lymph vessels
Portuguese angiite
  • angiiteinflamed blood or lymph vessels
Spanish angitis, vasculitis
  • angitisinflamed blood or lymph vessels
  • vasculitisinflamed blood or lymph vessels
Cite this entry
APA

angiitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angiitis

MLA

“angiitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angiitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angiitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angiitis.

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