Takayasu's arteritis

English

Etymology

First described in 1908 by Japanese ophthalmologist Mikito Takayasu.

Noun

Takayasu 's arteritis (uncountable)

(medicine) An inflammatory disease of unknown cause, affecting the aorta and most common in young Asian women.

Synonyms

Translations

an inflammatory disease of unknown cause affecting the aorta

Finnish: Takayasun arteriitti, Takayasun tauti

Portuguese: arterite de Takayasu f

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.