chronic disease characterized by hardening and thickening of the arterial walls
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Arteriosclerosis Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
arteriosclerosis
\ar*te`ri*o*scle*ro"sis\ (?r*tē`r&ibreve;*&osl;*skl&esl;*rō"s&ibreve;s), n. [gr. 'arthri`a artery + sclerosis.] (med.) abnormal thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, esp. of the intima, occurring mostly in old age. -- ar*te`ri*o*scle*rot"ic (#), a.
Noun
1. sclerosis of the arterial walls
(synonym) arterial sclerosis, hardening of the arteries, induration of the arteries, coronary-artery disease
(hypernym) sclerosis, induration
(hyponym) atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease
Arteriosclerosis Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Arteriosclerosis refers to a stiffening of arteries.
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Arteriosclerosis Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
A loss of elasticity in the walls of the arteries due to thickening and calcification.
Age-related changes in blood vessels that are part of a general process of increasing stiffness of blood vessels. Its development is accelerated by high blood pressure.
Hardening and thickening of the walls of the arteries.
hardening of the arteries.
Source: The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC), NIH Publication No. 07–3016, October 2006 (About)