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telangiectasia (n.)
1831, Modern Latin, from Greek
telos
"end" (see
tele-
), +
angeion
"vessel" (see
angio-
), +
ektasis
"a stretching out, extension, dilation," from
ek
(see
ex-
) +
tasis
"a stretching, tension, intensity" (see
tenet
) + abstract noun ending
-ia
.