Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic definition

Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic
Disease, Osler-Rendu; Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Hereditary; Hemorrhagic Telangiectasias, Hereditary; Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia; Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasias; Osler Rendu Disease; Telangiectasias, Hereditary Hemorrhagic
An autosomal dominant vascular anomaly characterized by the presence of multiple small telangiectases of the skin, mucous membranes, gastrointestinal tract, and other organs, associated with recurrent episodes of bleeding from affected sites and gross or occult melena. (Dorland, 27th ed)