Definitions for arteritis

arteritis ar·te·ri·tis

Spelling: [ahr-tuh-rahy-tis]
IPA: /ˌɑr təˈraɪ tɪs/

Arteritis is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 304 anagrams from letters in arteritis (aeiirrstt).

Definitions for arteritis

noun

  1. inflammation of an artery.

Origin of arteritis

First recorded in 1830-40; arter(io)- + -itis

Examples for arteritis

arteritis may be limited to single trunks or it may affect, more or less, all the arteries of the body.

In 1861 he came to die in Paris of arteritis, and all the literary world visited his bedside.

Weber calls this case one of arteritis obliterans with intermittent claudication.

arteritis may be acute, subacute, or chronic; when the inner coat alone is affected it is known as endarteritis.

Word Value for arteritis
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