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lymphangiectasia

NOUN
  1. dilatation of a lymph vessel

How To Use lymphangiectasia In A Sentence

  • Inflammatory bowel disease can also lead to inflammation of the lymphatics and lymphangiectasia through migration of inflammatory cells through the lymphatics.
  • Secondary lymphangiectasia may be caused by granulomas or cancer causing lymphatic obstruction, or increased central venous pressure (CVP) causing abnormal lymph drainage.
  • Lymphangiectasia is a disease characterized by pathologically dilated and leaky lacteals.
  • Disturbed development of lymphatic channels can also exist elsewhere in the body causing serious bodily malfunction, as is the case with pulmonary lymphangiectasia, cystic hygromas and lymphangiomas.
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