aortitis

aortitis

English

Etymology

aorta +‎ -itis

Noun

aortitis (countable and uncountable, plural aortitides or aortitises)

1. (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