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Telangiectasia

Synonym(s)

  • telangiectasis

Definition(s)

Permanent dilation of preexisting blood vessels (capillaries, arterioles, venules) creating small focal red lesions, most commonly in the skin or mucous membranes.

Definition from: Unified Medical Language SystemThis link leads to a site outside Genetics Home Reference. (MeSH)   at the National Library of Medicine

The permanent enlargement of blood vessels, causing redness in the skin or mucous membranes.

Definition from:  National Cancer Institute dictionaryThis link leads to a site outside Genetics Home Reference.

 
Published: January 23, 2009