Definition of Telangiectasis

1. n. Dilatation of the capillary vessels.

Definition of Telangiectasis

1. Noun. (medicine) dilation of the capillary vessels ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Telangiectasis

1. [n -TASES]

Medical Definition of Telangiectasis

1. Dilatation of the capillary vessels. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. End + vessel + extension. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Telangiectasis

telaesthesia
telalgia
telalginite
telalginites
telamon
telamones
telamons
telangiectases
telangiectasia
telangiectasia lymphatica
telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans
telangiectasia verrucosa
telangiectasias
telangiectasic
telangiectasies
telangiectasis (current term)
telangiectasy
telangiectatic
telangiectatic angioma
telangiectatic cancer
telangiectatic fibroma
telangiectatic glioma
telangiectatic lipoma
telangiectatic osteogenic sarcoma
telangiectatic wart
telangiectodes
telangioma
telangion
telangiosis
telaprevir

Literary usage of Telangiectasis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1908)
"The term telangiectasis means a dilatation of vessels farthest from the heart, ie the cutaneous capillaries and small vessels, but this dilatation may be ..."

2. Diseases of the skin and the eruptive fevers by Jay Frank Schamberg (1908)
"telangiectasis Definition.—telangiectasis is a term applied to a ... telangiectasis may be either diffuse or circumscribed; the latter is far more common. ..."

3. Diseases of the Skin and the Eruptive Fevers by Jay Frank Schamberg (1915)
"telangiectasis Definition.—telangiectasis is a term applied to a ... telangiectasis may be either diffuse or circumscribed; the latter is far more common. ..."

4. Essentials of diseases of the skin by Henry Weightman Stelwagon (1899)
"telangiectasis. Describe telangiectasis. telangiectasis consists of a new growth or enlargement of the cutaneous capillaries, usually appearing ..."

5. Heredity in Relation to Eugenics by Charles Benedict Davenport (1911)
"telangiectasis. — Nosebleed is often associated with red spots in the ... This condition is called telangiectasis; its behavior is well illustrated in Figs. ..."

6. Heredity in Relation to Eugenics by Charles Benedict Davenport (1911)
"telangiectasis. — Nosebleed is often associated with red spots in ... This condition is called telangiectasis; its behavior is well illustrated in Figs. ..."

7. Heredity in Relation to Eugenics by Charles Benedict Davenport (1911)
"telangiectasis.—Nosebleed is often associated with red spots in the skin from which ... This condition is culled telangiectasis; its behavior is well ..."

8. Diseases of the skin and the eruptive fevers by Jay Frank Schamberg (1921)
"telangiectasis Definition.—telangiectasis is a term applied to a vascular new-growth or enlargement of capillaries developed after the infantile period. ..."

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