Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Ta·ka·ya·su's disease Pronunciation:
"tä-k&-'yä-süz- Function:
noun : progressive obliteration of thearteries branching from the arch of the aorta and comprising the brachiocephalic artery, left common carotid artery, and left subclavian artery that is marked by diminution or loss of the pulse in andsymptoms of ischemia in the head, neck, and arms
Taákaáyaásu /tä-kä-yä-sü,/ Michishige (1872–1938), Japanese physician.
