arteritis
noun
ar·ter·i·tis
ˌär-tə-ˈrī-təs 
plural arteritides
ˌär-tə-ˈri-tə-ˌdēz
: arterial inflammation
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The illnesses range from the familiar, such as type 1 diabetes and lupus, to the obscure, such as Takayasu's arteritis (in which large blood vessels become dangerously inflamed).
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Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2021
New headaches in older people should raise the concern of different types of headaches from migraine, especially temporal arteritis.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 21 Feb. 2023
Loss of vision can be caused by giant cell arteritis (inflammation of the arteries), which blocks blood flow specifically to the head, and therefore, the pathways to your eyes.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022
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Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2021
New headaches in older people should raise the concern of different types of headaches from migraine, especially temporal arteritis.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 21 Feb. 2023
Loss of vision can be caused by giant cell arteritis (inflammation of the arteries), which blocks blood flow specifically to the head, and therefore, the pathways to your eyes.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022
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arteritis
noun
ar·ter·i·tis
ˌärt-ə-ˈrīt-əs
plural arteritides
-ˈrit-ə-ˌdēz
: arterial inflammation see giant cell arteritis
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