telangiectasia
noun
tel·an·gi·ec·ta·sia ˌte-ˌlan-jē-ˌek-ˈtā-zh(ē-)ə 
ˌtē-,
tə-
variants or telangiectasis
ˌte-ˌlan-jē-ˈek-tə-səs
ˌtē-,
tə-
plural telangiectasias or telangiectases ˌte-ˌlan-jē-ˈek-tə-ˌsēz
ˌtē-,
tə-
: an abnormal dilation of red, blue, or purple superficial capillaries, arterioles, or venules typically localized just below the skin's surface (as of the face) compare spider vein
telangiectatic
ˌte-ˌlan-jē-ˌek-ˈta-tik
adjective ˌtē-
tə-
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web But one patient advocacy group has publicly shared that Yu’s team has designed an oligonucleotide for a toddler with ataxia-telangiectasia, a neurodegenerative disorder, and hoped to begin to treat her this fall. 
Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 9 Oct. 2019 His inoperable neurological condition HHT (hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia) has kept Moskowitz restricted and in rehabilitation since first discovered at the end of last year. Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 9 May 2018 Further scans and exams detected HHT (hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia) existed, something no family would expect. Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 26 Apr. 2018 Di Bernardo suffers from hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, or HHT, which makes the body create blood vessels without the typical capillaries that go between arteries and veins. Megan Friedman, Cosmopolitan, 4 Nov. 2015
Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 9 Oct. 2019 His inoperable neurological condition HHT (hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia) has kept Moskowitz restricted and in rehabilitation since first discovered at the end of last year. Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 9 May 2018 Further scans and exams detected HHT (hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia) existed, something no family would expect. Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 26 Apr. 2018 Di Bernardo suffers from hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, or HHT, which makes the body create blood vessels without the typical capillaries that go between arteries and veins. Megan Friedman, Cosmopolitan, 4 Nov. 2015 Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from tel- + angi- + ectasia, ectasis (as in atelectasis)
First Known Use
1873, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing telangiectasia
Medical Definition
telangiectasia
noun
tel·an·gi·ec·ta·sia ˌtel-ˌan-jē-ˌek-ˈtā-zh(ē-)ə ˌtēl-
ˌtēl- təl-
variants or telangiectasis
-ˈek-tə-səs
plural telangiectasias or telangiectases -tə-ˌsēz
: an abnormal dilation of red, blue, or purple superficial capillaries, arterioles, or venules typically located just below the skin's surface (as on the face) see ataxia-telangiectasia, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, spider vein