lymphangiectasia

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An unusual widening of a lymph vessel that carries fluid around the body

noun
/ˌlɪm.fæn.dʒɪˈɛk.teɪ.ʒə/

Specialized

: linfangiectasia

Chronic intestinal lymphangiectasia can lead to protein-losing enteropathy.

Examples

The patient was diagnosed with lymphangiectasia last week.
Veterinarians treated the dog for lymphangiectasia after noticing persistent swelling in its legs.
The diagnosis of lymphangiectasia was confirmed by endoscopic examination and biopsy.
Many cases of lymphangiectasia are asymptomatic.
The doctor explained that lymphangiectasia leads to abnormal swelling in the lymph vessels.
Patients with lymphangiectasia often experience irregular fluid buildup in their tissues.
Lymphangiectasia can cause significant complications due to the abnormal dilation of lymph vessels.

Synonyms

lymphangiectasis

vslymphangiectasia

Specialized

9.9

An abnormal widening of a lymph vessel that causes swelling

is the same meaning but written to include one or multiple vessels

How Dilated

lymphangiectasia

Specialized

1 9.9

lymphatic vessel

Specialized

1 6.7

Surface Forms

lymphangiectasia singular

lymphangiectasias plural

Morphology

lymphangiectasia = lymph + angiectasia (opaque) = lymph + angiectasia

The term is a technical medical compound built from specialized combining forms and is not derivable by an average B1 learner from the component parts.

Etymology

Lymphangiectasia comes from three parts: lymph 'clear fluid', angio 'vessel', and ectasia 'stretching'. So it literally means 'stretching of the lymph vessels', which is why the word describes lymph vessels that are wider than normal.