granulomatosis with polyangiitis

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English

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Etymology

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Renamed from the now-politically incorrect name Wegener's granulomatosis in 2011, due to Friedrich Wegener's Nazi associations. See List of medical eponyms with Nazi associations for more examples.

Noun

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granulomatosis with polyangiitis (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) A disease characterised by necrotising granulomatous inflammation usually involving the upper and lower respiratory tract, and necrotising vasculitis affecting predominantly small to medium vessels.

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