telangiectasia

== English == === Etymology === Mid 19th century New Latin, from telo- +‎ angiectasia, reflecting Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “end, telo-”) +‎ Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel, angio-”) +‎ Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis, “stretching out, extension”) +‎ Latin -ia. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɛˌlæn.d͡ʒi.ɛkˈteɪ.zi.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌtɛlˌæn.d͡ʒi.ɛkˈteɪ.ʒə/ === Noun === telangiectasia (countable and uncountable, plural telangiectasias or telangiectasiae or (archaic) telangiectasiæ) (medicine, pathology) A condition characterized by dilatation of the capillaries, causing them to appear as small red or purple clusters, often spidery in appearance, on the skin or the surface of an organ. ==== Synonyms ==== telangiectasis ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== telangiectatic ==== Translations ==== === References === “telangiectasia”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “telangiectasia”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Italian == === Noun === telangiectasia f (plural telangiectasie) (pathology) telangiectasia