telangiectasia

English

Telangiectasia on her thigh is circled in yellow.

Etymology

Mid 19th century New Latin, from telo- +‎ angiectasia, reflecting Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “end, telo-”) +‎ Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel, angio-”) +‎ Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis, “stretching out, extension”) +‎ Latin -ia.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tɛˌlæn.d͡ʒi.ɛkˈteɪ.zi.ə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌtɛlˌæn.d͡ʒi.ɛkˈteɪ.ʒə/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

telangiectasia (countable and uncountable, plural telangiectasias or telangiectasiae or (archaic) telangiectasiæ)

1. (medicine, pathology) A condition characterized by dilatation of the capillaries, causing them to appear as small red or purple clusters, often spidery in appearance, on the skin or the surface of an organ.
   • 2008, Mary E. Klingensmith, The Washington Manual of Surgery, page 327:

     Chronic venous disease includes cosmetically undesirable telangiectasias, varicose veins, venous ulceration, and claudication.

Synonyms

• telangiectasis

Derived terms

• ataxia-telangiectasia
• hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
• telangiectasial

 

Related terms

• telangiectatic

Translations

dilatation of the capillaries

• French: télangiectasie (fr) f
• German: Teleangiektasie f
• Italian: teleangectasia f
• Polish: teleangiektazja f
• Romanian: telangiectazie (ro) f, telangiectazii f pl
• Spanish: telangiectasia f

References

• “telangiectasia”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “telangiectasia”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Italian

Noun

telangiectasia f (plural telangiectasie)

1. (pathology) telangiectasia