aortitis

English

Etymology

aort- +‎ -itis

Noun

aortitis (countable and uncountable, plural aortitides or aortitises)

(pathology) Inflammation of the aorta.
- 1986, Kazuo Maeda, Kazuo Okuyama, Yoshihiko Takeda, Recent advances in perinatology:
  In other maternal heart disease we had 7 aortitises, 5 cardiomyopathies, 1 primary pulmonary hypertension, angina pectoris with familial hyperrholesterolaemia and pericarditis.
- 2008, José Biller, The Interface of Neurology & Internal Medicine, →ISBN, page 106:
  The presence of inflammatory cells in the aortic media or adventitia is indicative of aortitis.
- 2010, Allen P. Burke, Fabio Tavora, Practical Cardiovascular Pathology, →ISBN, page 419:
  Aortitis can affect any site in the aorta but has a predilection for the ascending aorta with a tendency to cause dilatation, aneurysms and aortic valve insufficiency (Figs. 42.1 and 42.2).

Translations

inflammation of the aorta

Finnish: aorttatulehdus, aortiitti (fi)
Greek: αορτίτιδα (el) f (aortítida)
Portuguese: aortite f
Welsh: aortitis m

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