granulomatosis with polyangiitis

noun

A disease characterised by necrotising granulomatous inflammation usually involving the upper and lower respiratory tract, and necrotising vasculitis affecting predominantly small to medium vessels.

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Meanings

noungranulomatosis with polyangiitis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA disease characterised by necrotising granulomatous inflammation usually involving the upper and lower respiratory tract, and necrotising vasculitis affecting predominantly small to medium vessels.

Origin

Renamed from the now-politically incorrect name Wegener's granulomatosis in 2011, due to Friedrich Wegener's Nazi associations. See List of medical eponyms with Nazi associations for more examples.

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granulomatosis with polyangiitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/granulomatosis%20with%20polyangiitis

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“granulomatosis with polyangiitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/granulomatosis%20with%20polyangiitis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “granulomatosis with polyangiitis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/granulomatosis%20with%20polyangiitis.

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