dolichoectasia

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noun

elongation and distension of an artery

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Meanings

noundolichoectasia (countable and uncountable, plural dolichoectasias)

plural dolichoectasias

  1. countableuncountablemedicineelongation and distension of an artery

    Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia should be considered as a differential in cases of trigeminal nerve hypoplasia and also in cases of obstructive hydrocephalus not explained by other causes.

    2015, Abhishek Jha et al., “Trigeminal hypoplasia due to vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia: A new entity”, in Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, volume 10, →DOI

Origin

From dolicho- + ectasia.

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