giant-cell arteritis

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giant-cell arteritis [′jī·ənt ‚sel ‚ärd·ə′rīd·əs]

(medicine)

Inflammation of the arteries, particularly the carotid branches, characterized by the appearance of multinucleate giant cells in the exudate. Also known as temporal arteritis.

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