Concept information
Preferred term
Angiodysplasia
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Scope note
- Acquired degenerative dilation or expansion (ectasia) of normal BLOOD VESSELS, often associated with aging. They are isolated, tortuous, thin-walled vessels and sources of bleeding. They occur most often in mucosal capillaries of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT leading to GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE and ANEMIA.
History note
- 92
In other languages
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Finnish
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verisuonten dysplasia
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verisuonten epämuodostuneisuus
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016888
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