Synonym for endangiitis ... Inflammation of the intima of a blood vessel. ... Synonym: endoangiitis, endovasculitis. ... Origin: endo-+ G. Angeion, vessel, + -itis, inflammation ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(en″do-vas″ku-li´tis) endangiitis.
Type: Term Pronunciation: en′dō-vas′kyū-lī′tis Synonyms: endangiitis
endovasculitis Inflammation of the tunica intima or the innermost membrane of a blood or lymph vessel; or more extensively, the innermost coat of blood vessels, consisting of a thin lining of endothelial cells longitudinally oriented and continuous with the endothelium of capillaries on the one hand and the endocardium of the heart on the other.