dolichoectasia

noun

dolichoectasia

noun

Etymology From dolicho- + ectasia.

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Medicine, Pathology, Sciences elongation and distension of an artery

  • 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.2015, Abhishek Jha et al., “Trigeminal hypoplasia due to vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia: A new entity”, in Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, volume 10, →DOI:
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