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hemangiectasis

noun he·man·gi·ec·ta·sis
variants: or chiefly British haemangiectasis play \ˌhē-ˌman-jē-ˈek-tə-səs\

medical Definition of hemangiectasis

plural hemangiectases play \-ˌsēz\
: dilatation of blood vessels

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