(1) A nonspecific term for any condition that affects multiple arteries. (2) Polyarteritis nodosa, see there. (pol'Ä-ahr'tÄr-Ä«'tis) Simultaneous inflammation of a number of arteries. inflammatory and degenerative lesions of the arterial walls in a number of isolated locations.
The Border Collie comes in two coat varieties: rough or smooth. Both varieties are double coat and weather resistant and are close fitting and thick. The outer coat is either wavy or straight and coarse in texture. The under coat is dense, short, and soft. The rough coat variety has fur of medium length.
What was the Border Collie originally bred for? The Border Collie is a working breed and in the past the majority of the dogs lived on farms. Every Border Collie is the inheritor of decades of selective breeding for the ability to control livestock sometimes without the farmer even being there to supervise.