noun
polyarteritis nodosa
Medical term for a rare systemic vasculitis affecting medium-sized arteries. Used in clinical contexts.
結節性多発動脈炎は、中型動脈の壊死性炎症を特徴とする疾患です。
Polyarteritis nodosa is a disease characterized by necrotizing inflammation of medium-sized arteries.
General term for vasculitis; 結節性多発動脈炎 is a specific type.
Compound of 結節性 (nodular), 多発 (multiple occurrence), and 動脈炎 (arteritis). The term is a direct translation of the English medical term 'polyarteritis nodosa'.