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Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Telangiectasis

Preferred term

Telangiectasis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Telangiectasia
  • Telangiectasias

Note

  • note specifics; CAPILLARY TELANGIECTASIA, BRAIN and PONTINE CAPILLARY TELANGIECTASIAS see CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS are also available

Scope note

  • Permanent dilation of preexisting blood vessels (CAPILLARIES; ARTERIOLES; VENULES) creating small focal red lesions, most commonly in the skin or mucous membranes. It is characterized by the prominence of skin blood vessels, such as vascular spiders.

In other languages

  • teleangiektasia

    Finnish

  • hiussuoniluomet
  • hiussuoniluomi
  • päätesuonten laajentuma
  • päätesuonten laajentumat
  • telangiectasia
  • telangiectasis
  • telangiektasia
  • teleangiectasia
  • teleangiektasiat
  • Telangiektasi

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013684

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