vasculitis

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/ˌvæskjʊˈlaɪtɪs/

noun

A group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels.

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Meanings

nounvasculitis (countable and uncountable, plural vasculitises or vasculitides)

plural vasculitises · plural vasculitides

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
angiitis

Origin

From vasculo- + -itis.

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Translations

Basque baskulitis
  • baskulitisgroup of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels
Bulgarian възпаление на кръвоносен съд
  • възпаление на кръвоносен съд (văzpalenie na krăvonosen săd)group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels
Catalan vasculitis
  • vasculitisgroup of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels
Czech vaskulitida
  • vaskulitidagroup of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels
Esperanto vaskulito
  • vaskulitogroup of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels
Finnish vaskuliitti
  • vaskuliittigroup of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels
French angéite, vascularite
  • angéitegroup of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels
  • vascularitegroup of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels
German Gefäßentzündung, Vasculitis
  • Gefäßentzündunggroup of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels
  • Vasculitisgroup of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels
Italian vasculite
  • vasculitegroup of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels
Malay radang pembuluh darah, vaskulitis
  • radang pembuluh darahgroup of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels
  • vaskulitisgroup of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels
Portuguese vasculite, vascularite
  • vasculitegroup of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels
  • vascularitegroup of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels
Russian васкулит
  • васкулит (vaskulit)group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels
Spanish vasculitis
  • vasculitisgroup of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels
Swedish vaskulit, kärlinflammation
  • vaskulitgroup of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels
  • kärlinflammationgroup of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels
Turkish vaskülit
  • vaskülitgroup of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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