Noun: aortitis
| Singular | aortitis |
| Plural | aortitides; aortitises |
Sample Sentences
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In other maternal heart disease we had 7 aortitises, 5 cardiomyopathies, 1 primary pulmonary hypertension, angina pectoris with familial hyperrholesterolaemia and pericarditis. [1986, Kazuo Maeda, Kazuo Okuyama, Yoshihiko Takeda, Recent advances in perinatology:]
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The presence of inflammatory cells in the aortic media or adventitia is indicative of aortitis. [2008, José Biller, The Interface of Neurology & Internal Medicine, →ISBN, page 106:]
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Aortitis can affect any site in the aorta but has a predilection for the ascending aorta with a tendency to cause dilatation, aneurysms and aortic valve insufficiency (Figs. 42.1 and 42.2). [2010, Allen P. Burke, Fabio Tavora, Practical Cardiovascular Pathology, →ISBN, page 419:]
Nouns inflected like aortitis
aortitis,
osteoarthritis,
apicitis,
cellulitis,
epididymis,
osteitis,
endocarditis,
orchitis,
colitis,
epidermis,
arthritis,
osteochondritis,
neuritis,
chronic bronchitis,
enteritis,
vaginitis,
ephemeris,
dermis,
mastitis,
otitis, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From aort- + -itis.
Verbs referencing "aortitis"
Finnish Nouns
aortiitti.