Clinical Diagnosis · Integumentary System · Hard

Telangiectasia

Meaning: Small, permanently widened blood vessels visible on the surface of the skin or mucous membranes.

In practice: Fine thread veins across her cheeks were telangiectasia associated with rosacea.

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