Definition of "vasculitis" []

• Inflammation of a vessel of the body. (noun)

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• "Biopsy of these lesions reveal inflammation of the small vessels, termed leukocytoclastic vasculitis, which is most prominent in postcapillary venules."
• "Aortic aneurysms also can occur as a result of diseases that inflame the blood vessels, such as vasculitis (vas-kyu-LI-tis)."
• "Kawasaki disease is a full-body vasculitis, meaning that blood vessels all over the body become inflamed."