aortitis

English

Etymology

From aort- +‎ -itis.

Noun

aortitis (countable and uncountable, plural aortitides or aortitises)

1. (pathology) Inflammation of the aorta.
   • 1986, Kazuo Maeda, Kazuo Okuyama, Yoshihiko Takeda, Recent advances in perinatology:

     In other maternal heart disease we had 7 aortitises, 5 cardiomyopathies, 1 primary pulmonary hypertension, angina pectoris with familial hyperrholesterolaemia and pericarditis.

   • 2008, José Biller, The Interface of Neurology & Internal Medicine, →ISBN, page 106:

     The presence of inflammatory cells in the aortic media or adventitia is indicative of aortitis.

   • 2010, Allen P. Burke, Fabio Tavora, Practical Cardiovascular Pathology, →ISBN, page 419:

     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).

Translations

inflammation of the aorta

Catalan: aortitis (ca) f Finnish: aorttatulehdus, aortiitti (fi) French: aortite (fr) f Greek: αορτίτιδα (el) f (aortítida) Portuguese: aortite f Welsh: aortitis m

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aortitis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaoɾˈtitis/ [ʔɐ.oɾˈt̪iː.t̪ɪs]
• Rhymes: -itis
• Syllabification: a‧or‧ti‧tis

Noun

aortitis (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜆᜒᜐ᜔) (pathology)

1. aortitis

Related terms

• aorta
• aortika

Further reading

• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 41