TELANGIECTASIA

or telangiectasis noun (plural -tasias or telangiectases) Etymology: New Latin, from tel- + angi- + ectasia, ectasis (as in atelectasis) Date: 1831 an abnormal dilation of red, blue, or purple superficial capillaries, arterioles, or venules typically localized just below the skin's surface (as of the face), telangiectatic adjective