telangiectasia
- noun
- /ˌtɛlænˌdʒiːɛkˈteɪʒə/
- Specialized
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telangiectasia
- In this study, women who received synchronous therapy had slightly more skin reactions to radiation therapy, including telangiectasia.
- telangiectasia and erythema
Examples
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In 1909, Hanes 3 coined the term "hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia," but the triple eponym survived and has gained universal acceptance.
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Small red marks known as telangiectasia can often appear on the face and legs.
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Another prominent feature is telangiectasia: dilated and broken blood vessels visible just under the surface of the skin.
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This atrophic center is ringed with telangiectasia.
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Repeated flushing over a prolonged period can lead to telangiectasia and persistent erythema as a result of blood vessel engorgement.
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Erythema, telangiectasia, papules, pustules, and oedema of the face: patients with rosacea can suffer greatly due to their appearance.
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Pulsed dye laser and intense pulse light modalities were found to be effective in reducing erythema and telangiectasia in patients with erythematotelangiectatic rosacea.
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Often the reaction is much like sunburn, with mild to moderate pink color or redness, enlargement of small blood vessels in the skin (telangiectasia), itching, burning, soreness, and possible peeling.
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Many individuals with rosacea experience telangiectasia, where tiny blood vessels become visible on their cheeks and nose.
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The dermatologist explained that telangiectasia can develop due to prolonged sun exposure, causing the skin to show enlarged capillaries.
Synonyms
A small widened blood vessel near the skin or inside the mouth that you can see
A small red mark on the skin with a dot in the middle and thin red lines like a spider
A small red spot on the skin with short red lines spreading like a spider
A small red spot on the skin with thin red lines spreading out from the middle
How Visible
Surface Forms
Morphology
telangiectasia = angiectasia (opaque) = tel + angi + ectasia
The sense is built from specialized medical elements, so an average B1 learner would not reliably infer the meaning from the base word and prefix alone.
Etymology
Telangiectasia comes from three Greek parts: tel- meaning 'end', angio- meaning 'vessel', and -ectasia meaning 'stretching'. So, telangiectasia is like an 'end vessel that is stretched', which helps you remember it is a small widened blood vessel you can see near the skin.