vasculitis

noun

vas·​cu·​li·​tis ˌva-skyə-ˈlī-təs 

plural vasculitides ˌva-skyə-ˈli-tə-ˌdēz 

: inflammation of a blood or lymph vessel

Examples of vasculitis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The cause of death on his official death certificate from the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, which was reviewed by ABC News, is listed as encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) and vasculitis (inflammation of blood vessels) in connection with the varicella-zoster virus. —Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2024

Other health conditions that cause color changes in your fingers include Buerger's disease and vasculitis. —Amanda MacMillan, Health, 28 July 2023

Although some symptoms of vasculitis last just days, others persist longer. —Elliot Lewis, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2022

As more and more doctors know what vasculitis looks like and have better diagnostic tools, some people's vasculitis may be controlled better. —Julia Métraux, Allure, 26 Aug. 2022

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Vasculitis, from Latin vāsculum "small container, vessel" + New Latin -itis -itis — more at vascular

First Known Use

circa 1900, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

vasculitis

noun

vas·​cu·​li·​tis ˌvas-kyə-ˈlīt-əs 

plural vasculitides -ˈlit-ə-ˌdēz 

: inflammation of a blood or lymph vessel

called also angiitis

see also exercise-induced vasculitis

vasculitic

ˌvas-kyə-ˈlit-ik 

adjective