Used in a Sentence

vasculitis

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for vasculitis.

Editorial note

Robert Spiera, currently director of vasculitis at the hospital for special surgery, still maintains a private practice in Manhattan.

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(pathology) A group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of vasculitis gathered in one view.

noun

(pathology) A group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for vasculitis.

noun

(pathology) A group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels.

Example sentences

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Robert Spiera, currently director of vasculitis at the hospital for special surgery, still maintains a private practice in Manhattan.

2

Some physicians consider it airborne thrombotic vasculitis, since it causes clotting and damage to multiple organ systems after initial infection.

3

Unfortunately, while vasculitis is normally isolated to a particular part of the body, hers was systemic.

4

Yes, both the disease and the vaccine cause vasculitis, which is linked to ED.

5

The flu vaccine very very rarely causes vasculitis and almost all cases resolve favorably.

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What they didn't realize is she had a latent, undiagnosed autoimmune condition called vasculitis.

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In part it is probably because of the vasculitis which is causing damage in a variety of organs, and that can be chronic.

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At first, I thought it was just a lactose issue but anything dairy triggers it (with symptoms aligning with vasculitis).

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Yes, your completely incurable vasculitis is likely caused by the flu vaccines you've been mandated to receive year in and year out by your employer.

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I had a diagnosis of Kawasaki disease, autoimmune vasculitis, at age 3.

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Interestingly, and anecdotally, I've noticed that auto-immune diseases such as the author's Crohn's, and my wife's Fibromyalgia/vasculitis seem to affect women more frequently than men.

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I have a rare auto-immune disease, a subtype of vasculitis.

Quote examples

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It was a regular occurrence for one of my parents to walk through the room while I was watching the show, in the first 5 minutes, and throw out, "they obviously have x (vasculitis, chimerism, etc.)," thus ruining the rest of the episode for me.

Proper noun examples

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I say possibly because the doctor isn't confident - he put it at about 75% likely it's MS - but has no other answers to her symptoms which include numbness that started in her feet and eventually went up to her thighs that lasted for ~2 weeks, as well Barber's Chair Syndrome, and Retinal Vasculitis.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use vasculitis in a sentence?

Robert Spiera, currently director of vasculitis at the hospital for special surgery, still maintains a private practice in Manhattan.

What does vasculitis mean?

(pathology) A group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels.

What part of speech is vasculitis?

vasculitis is commonly used as noun.