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Wegener’s granulomatosis

We·ge·ner's gran·u·lo·ma·to·sis [ vàygənərz grànnyə lōmə tṓssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
disorder producing masses of granulated tissue: an autoimmune disease of small blood vessels featuring localized masses of cells, blood capillaries, and fibrous tissue in the nose, kidneys, lungs, and heart

[Mid-20th century. After the German pathologist F. Wegener (b. 1907)]
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