arteritis (plural arteritides) (pathology) The inflammation of arterial walls, often due to infection or an autoimmune response. 1820, âMemoir on Senile Rupture of the Heartâ, in The London Medical Repository, Monthly Journal, and Review, volume 14, page 418: In July, 1819, M. Dalbant, of Grenoble, presented to the Faculty of Medicine, of Paris, a Thesis on Arteritis, containing five cases of inflammation of the arterial coats.
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