arteriectasia

9.9

An artery that becomes wider than normal

noun
/ˌɑːrtəriˈɛkˌteɪziə/

Specialized

: arteriectasia

Early detection of arteriectasia can help prevent complications such as aneurysm formation.

Examples

The ultrasound revealed arteriectasia in the patient's carotid artery.
Many patients with arteriectasia may not show symptoms.
Chronic hypertension is sometimes associated with the development of arteriectasia.
The doctor diagnosed her with arteriectasia after the scan.
The ultrasound revealed arteriectasia in the patient's carotid artery.
Chronic hypertension is sometimes associated with the development of arteriectasia.
Early detection of arteriectasia can help prevent complications such as aneurysm formation.

Synonyms

aneurysm

vsarteriectasia

Specialized

64 7.5

A bulge in a main blood vessel caused by a weak wall that can burst

is a general arterial widening rather than a localized sac caused by weakening

aneurism

vsarteriectasia

1 7.9

A bulge in the wall of a blood vessel caused by weakness

is described as simple arterial dilation, not as a disease caused by weakening

arteriectasis

vsarteriectasia

Specialized

9.9

A blood vessel from the heart that becomes wider than normal and has weaker walls

is an alternative form with identical medical meaning

How Dilated

aneurysm

Specialized

64 7.5

arteriectasia

Specialized

9.9

dilatation

Specialized

1 8.7

normal

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

arteriectasia singular

arteriectasias plural

Morphology

arteriectasia = artery + ectasia (semi-transparent) = arteri + ectasia

The parts mean 'artery' + 'dilation', so the medical sense is logically compositional but relies on the specialized combining form 'ectasia' which is not familiar to most learners.

Etymology

Arteriectasia comes from the parts arteri-, the same as the English word artery, and -ectasia, meaning 'expansion' or 'stretching'. So, arteriectasia means an artery that has stretched or become wider, like a garden hose that has bulged.