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pulseless disease

pulseless disease

9.9
Swelling of large blood vessels like the aorta that makes arm or neck pulses hard to feel
  • noun
  • /ˈpʌls.ləs dɪˈziːz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : enfermedad sin pulso
  • The doctor suspected pulseless disease due to the absence of pulses in her arms.

Examples

  • The doctor suspected pulseless disease because the patient had no detectable pulse in the carotid arteries.

  • A diagnosis of pulseless disease requires careful vascular examination and imaging studies.

  • Patients with pulseless disease may experience fatigue and dizziness from poor blood circulation.

  • Doctors diagnosed him with pulseless disease after numerous tests.

  • What are the symptoms of pulseless disease?

  • A diagnosis of pulseless disease often involves advanced imaging techniques to assess the aorta's condition.

  • Patients with pulseless disease typically report experiencing symptoms like fatigue due to inadequate blood flow.

Synonyms

Takayasu's arteritis
vspulseless disease
  • Specialized
9.9

Inflammation of large blood vessels, especially the aorta, that makes pulses in the arms weak or absent

is a descriptive phrase for the same aortic inflammatory condition rather than an eponym

Surface Forms

pulseless disease singular
pulseless diseases plural

Morphology

pulseless + disease

The phrase is directly compositional: 'pulseless' = showing no pulse and 'disease' = a pathological condition, so the combined meaning is a disease characterized by absence of a pulse. While the clinical specifics (large-artery inflammation) are technical, a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the basic meaning.

Etymology

Pulseless disease gets its name from the simple image of a doctor feeling a wrist or the neck and finding no beat — the word pulseless means 'without a pulse'. Because the disease narrows large blood vessels, the arms or neck may show no pulse, so the name points to this main sign.