| Medical Definition: |
Degenerative, acquired lesions consisting of distorted, dilated, thin-walled vessels lined by vascular endothelium. This pathological state is seen especially in the gastrointestinal tract and is frequently a cause of upper and lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage in the elderly. |
| Guide Notes: |
acquired only: congen = ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; seen often in gastrointestinal tract |
| Previously Indexed: |
Angiomatosis (1966-1976),Arteriovenous Malformations (1976-1991),Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage (1976-1991) |
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