- thromboangiitis
- Inflammation of the intima of a blood vessel, with thrombosis. [thrombo- + G. angeion, vessel, + -itis, inflammation]- t. obliterans inflammation of the entire wall and connective tissue surrounding medium-sized arteries and veins, especially of the legs of young and middle-aged men; associated with thrombotic occlusion and commonly resulting in gangrene. SYN: Buerger disease, Winiwarter-Buerger disease.
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throm·bo·an·gi·i·tis .thräm-bō-.an-jē-'īt-əs n, pl -it·i·des -'it-ə-.dēz inflammation of the lining of a blood vessel with thrombus formation* * *
throm·bo·an·gi·itis (throm″bo-an″je-iґtis) [thrombo- + angiitis] inflammation of a blood vessel (vasculitis) with thrombosis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.