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Telangiectasia vs Telangiectasis - What's the difference?

telangiectasia | telangiectasis |

In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between telangiectasia and telangiectasis

is that telangiectasia is (medicine) a medical condition characterized by dark red blotches on the skin caused by chronic dilation of the capillaries while telangiectasis is (medicine) dilation of the capillary vessels.

As nouns the difference between telangiectasia and telangiectasis

is that telangiectasia is (medicine) a medical condition characterized by dark red blotches on the skin caused by chronic dilation of the capillaries while telangiectasis is (medicine) dilation of the capillary vessels.

telangiectasia

English

Noun

(wikipedia telangiectasia) (en noun)
  • (medicine) A medical condition characterized by dark red blotches on the skin caused by chronic dilation of the capillaries.
  • * 2008 , Mary E. Klingensmith, The Washington Manual of Surgery (page 327)
  • Chronic venous disease includes cosmetically undesirable telangiectasias , varicose veins, venous ulceration, and claudication.
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    telangiectasis

    English

    Noun

    (telangiectases)
  • (medicine) dilation of the capillary vessels