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Angiodysplasia

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)

Angiodysplasia Medical Definitions and Terms

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