endangeitis

[en-dan-jee-ahy-tis]

end·an·ge·i·tis

[en-dan-jee-ahy-tis]
noun Pathology.
an inflammation of the innermost lining of a blood vessel.
Also, end·an·gi·tis [en-dan-jahy-tis] , end·an·gi·i·tis.


Origin:
end- + angeitis; see angi-, -itis
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