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telangiectatic

telangiectatic

9.9
Skin or tissue that has small widened blood vessels near the surface
  • adjective
  • /ˌtɛlænˌdʒiˈɛktætɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : telangiectásico
  • PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): Figure 1: Multiple, scattered, discrete erythematous papules with telangiectatic borders over the chest.

Examples

  • Light and laser-based therapies can play a major clinical role in the treatment of the telangiectatic component.

    Academic text (2015)

  • During the examination, the doctor pointed out the telangiectatic areas on the patient's face that indicated capillary dilation.

  • The patient was diagnosed with a telangiectatic condition that caused noticeable red marks on her skin.

  • The treatment focused on reducing the telangiectatic lesions that had developed around the patient's nose.

Surface Forms

telangiectatic positive

Morphology

telangiectatic = telangiectasia (opaque) = telangiectasia + atic

Medical combining forms and the derived adjective are unlikely to be interpretable by average learners without domain knowledge.

Etymology

Telangiectatic comes from parts like angio- 'vessel' and -ectatic 'widen', with tel- suggesting the small, end or surface vessels. So telangiectatic describes places where tiny blood vessels near the skin are 'widened', making small red marks or lines.