Dermatology Glossary

Telangiectasia (definition)

(tel-an"je-ek-ta'ze-ah) (Greek. Telos - end, angeion - vessel, ektasis - dilation)

A visible vascular lesion formed by dilation of small cutaneous blood vessels.

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