Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun polyarteritis_nodosa

1 sense of polyarteritis nodosa

Sense 1
periarteritis nodosa, polyarteritis nodosa -- (a progressive disease of connective tissue that is characterized by nodules along arteries; nodules may block the artery and result in inadequate circulation to the particular area)
       => disease -- (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)