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ENDARTERITIS OBLITERANS

\ɛndˌɑːtəɹˈa͡ɪtɪs əblˈɪtəɹənz], \ɛndˌɑːtəɹˈa‍ɪtɪs əblˈɪtəɹənz], \ɛ_n_d_ˌɑː_t_ə_ɹ_ˈaɪ_t_ɪ_s ə_b_l_ˈɪ_t_ə_ɹ_ə_n_z]\

Definitions of ENDARTERITIS OBLITERANS

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Variety in which the lumen of the vessel becomes obliterated.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A form of chronic endarteritis characterized by progressive thickening of the intima by the formation of connective tissue, leading to stenosis and even complete closure of the lumen.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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