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angiitis

angiitis

9.9
Swelling and pain in a blood vessel or lymph vessel
  • noun
  • /ˌæn.dʒiˈaɪ.tɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : angiitis
  • Various forms of angiitis can cause pain and swelling in affected tissues.

Examples

  • The doctor diagnosed her condition as angiitis after reviewing the test results.

  • Prompt treatment of angiitis is important to prevent complications.

  • Prompt treatment of angiitis is important to prevent complications.

  • The doctor diagnosed her condition as angiitis after reviewing the test results.

  • Various forms of angiitis can cause pain and swelling in affected tissues.

  • The doctor diagnosed her with angiitis.

  • Many patients with angiitis experience severe symptoms.

Surface Forms

angiitis singular
angiitides plural

Morphology

angiitis = angio (semi-transparent) = angio + itis

The suffix '-itis' clearly marks 'inflammation', but the combining form 'angio-' is specialized medical vocabulary that is not obvious to most B1 learners.

Etymology

The word angiitis comes from an old Greek word angeion that means 'vessel', plus the ending -itis which means 'inflammation' and appears in words like tonsillitis and arthritis. So angiitis means inflammation of a blood vessel.