Term: angiitis (n) (or vasculitis)
Literally meaning: inflammation of vessels
Origin: Anc Greek
αγγείον/angion(=ancient vase)
+(-ίτις)/(-tis)(=suffix which is used with the feminine noun η νόσος/ nosos/=disease, denoting “inflammation of”)
Coined/History
Definition
Angiitis is the inflammation of the walls of small blood vessels.
