thromboangiitis obliterans

thromboangiitis obliterans
thromboangiitis ob·lit·er·ans -ə-'blit-ə-.ranz n Buerger's disease

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an inflammatory and obliterative disease of the blood vessels of the extremities, primarily the lower extremities, occurring chiefly in young men and leading to ischemia of the tissues and gangrene; called also Buerger or Winiwarter-Buerger disease.

Thromboangiitis obliterans. The lumen of the vessel is occluded by a thrombus containing two abscesses (arrow), and the vessel wall is infiltrated with leukocytes.


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  • thromboangiitis obliterans — əˈblid.əˌranz noun Etymology: New Latin, literally, obliterating thromboangiitis : thromboangiitis of the small arteries and veins of the extremities and especially the feet resulting in occlusion, ischemia, and gangrene called also Buerger s… …   Useful english dictionary

  • thromboangiitis obliterans — see Buerger s disease …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • obliterans — see ARTERIOSCLEROSIS OBLITERANS, ENDARTERITIS OBLITERANS, THROMBOANGIITIS OBLITERANS …   Medical dictionary

  • Тромбоангиит Облитерирующий (Thromboangiitis Obliterans) — см. Болезнь Бюргера. Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

  • 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 …   Medical dictionary

  • Endangiitis obliterans — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 I73.1 Thrombangiitis obliterans [Endangiitis von Winiwarter Buerger] …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Thrombangiitis obliterans — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 I73.1 Thrombangiitis obliterans [Endangiitis von Winiwarter Buerger] …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Buerger disease — thromboangiitis obliterans …   Medical dictionary

  • Winiwarter-Buerger disease — thromboangiitis obliterans …   Medical dictionary

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