An inflammatory condition of small- and medium-size arteries of the extremities strongly associated with long-term use of smoking tobacco is:

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Thromboangiitis obliterans, also known as Buerger's disease, is a specific type of vasculitis that affects arteries in the extremities, particularly in those who use tobacco products. Phlebitis is an inflammation of veins, not arteries, and thrombophlebitis refers to inflammation and blood clot formation in a vein. Varicosities are enlarged, twisted veins, not arteries.

An Inflammatory Condition of Small- and Medium-Size Arteries of the Extremities