English Explanatory Dictionary

Takayasu's arteritis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An inflammatory disease of unknown cause, affecting the aorta and most common in young Asian women.

Word forms

Takayasu's arteritis Takayasu arteritis

Etymology

First described in 1908 by Japanese ophthalmologist Mikito Takayasu.

Synonyms

aortic arch syndrome pulseless disease
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