Look up: telangiectasia

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   Telangiectasia
   redness of an area of skin, caused by enlargement and proliferation of the underlying small blood vessels
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   Telangiectasia
   Permanent dilation of pre-existing small blood vessels creating focal red lesions, which may present as a coarse or fine red line or as a punctum with radiating limbs
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   telangiectasia
   <clinical sign> A permanent dilation of preexisting blood vessels (capillaries, arterioles, venules), creating small focal red lesions, usually in the skin or mucous membranes. Also called telangiectasis. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...
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   Telangiectasia
   `Telangiectasias`, or `spider veins`, are small dilated blood vessels near the surface of the skin; usually they measure only a few millimeters. They can develop anywhere on the body but commonly on the face around the nose, cheeks, and chin. They can also develop on the legs, specifically on the upper thigh, below the knee joint, and around the ankles. These are actually developmental abnormalities but can closely mimic the behaviour of benign ...
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   telangiectasia
   (tә-lan″je-әk-ta´zhә) a vascular lesion daused by dilation of a group of small blood vessels to form a small, discolored lesion on the skin. Superficial telangiectasias are sometimes seen in the normal newborn on the nape of the neck (“stork bites”) or on the upper eyelids or up...
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   telangiectasia
   (tele-(1) + ectasia) permanent dilation of preexisting blood vessels (capillaries, arterioles, venules), creating small focal red lesions, usually in the skin or mucous membranes. Called also telangiectasis.
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   telangiectasia
   telangiectasis, telangiectasia 1. A chronic dilatation of the capillaries and other small blood vessels. 2. Chronic dilation of groups of capillaries causing elevated dark red blotches on the skin.
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   telangiectasia
   Dilation of the previously existing small or terminal vessels of a part. Syn: angiotelectasia, angiotelectasis [G. telos, end, + angeion, vessel, + ektasis, a stretching out]
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