English Explanatory Dictionary

granulomatosis with polyangiitis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A disease characterised by necrotising granulomatous inflammation usually involving the upper and lower respiratory tract, and necrotising vasculitis affecting predominantly small to medium vessels.

Word forms

granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Etymology

Renamed from the now-politically incorrect name Wegener's granulomatosis in 2011, due to Friedrich Wegener's Nazi associations. See List of medical eponyms with Nazi associations for more examples.

Related words

eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis renamed from Churg-Strauss syndrome
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