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PERIARTERITIS NODOSA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does periarteritis nodosa mean?
• PERIARTERITIS NODOSA (noun)
The noun PERIARTERITIS NODOSA has 1 sense:
1. a progressive disease of connective tissue that is characterized by nodules along arteries; nodules may block the artery and result in inadequate circulation to the particular area
Familiarity information: PERIARTERITIS NODOSA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A progressive disease of connective tissue that is characterized by nodules along arteries; nodules may block the artery and result in inadequate circulation to the particular area
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
periarteritis nodosa; polyarteritis nodosa
Hypernyms ("periarteritis nodosa" is a kind of...):
disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)
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