Takayasu's disease: A chronic inflammation of the large blood vessels leading from the aorta which results in lack of pulse in the arms and the carotid arteries, transient paraplegia and blindness and atrophy of the facial muscles. Also called Takayasu arteritis, pulseless disease, brachiocephgalic arteritis or aortic arch syndrome.
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