dolichoectasia

English

Etymology

dolicho- +‎ ectasia

Noun

dolichoectasia (countable and uncountable, plural dolichoectasias)

1. (pathology) elongation and distension of an artery
   • 2015, Abhishek Jha et al., “Trigeminal hypoplasia due to vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia: A new entity”, in Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences‎^[1], volume 10, →DOI:

     Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia should be considered as a differential in cases of trigeminal nerve hypoplasia and also in cases of obstructive hydrocephalus not explained by other causes.

Related terms

• dolichoectatic