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granulomatosis with polyangiitis en · NOUN

Etymology

Renamed from the now-politically incorrect name Wegener's granulomatosis in 2011, due to Friedrich Wegener's Nazi associations. See List of medical eponyms with Nazi associations for more examples.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A disease characterised by necrotising granulomatous inflammation usually involving the upper and lower respiratory tract, and necrotising vasculitis affecting predominantly small to medium vessels.

Relateds

eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis · renamed from Churg-Strauss syndrome

wikipedia: Friedrich Wegener · wikipedia: List of medical eponyms with Nazi associations