dolichoectasia
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]dolichoectasia (countable and uncountable, plural dolichoectasias)
- (pathology) elongation and distension of an artery
- 2015, Abhishek Jha et al., “Trigeminal hypoplasia due to vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia: A new entity”, in Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences[1], volume 10, :
- Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia should be considered as a differential in cases of trigeminal nerve hypoplasia and also in cases of obstructive hydrocephalus not explained by other causes.