About The Word Arteriosclerosis

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Arteriosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis Meaning & Definition
Arteriosclerosis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Arteriosclerosis?

[n] sclerosis of the arterial walls

Synonyms | Synonyms for Arteriosclerosis: arterial sclerosis | coronary-artery disease | hardening of the arteries | induration of the arteries

Related Terms | Find terms related to Arteriosclerosis: angina | angina pectoris | aortic insufficiency | aortic stenosis | apoplectic stroke | apoplexy | arrhythmia | atherosclerosis | atrial fibrillation | auricular fibrillation | beriberi heart | calcification | callusing | cardiac arrest | cardiac insufficiency | cardiac shock | cardiac stenosis | cardiac thrombosis | carditis | case hardening | concretion | congenital heart disease | cor biloculare | cor juvenum | cor triatriatum | cornification | coronary | coronary insufficiency | coronary thrombosis | crystallization | diastolic hypertension | encased heart | endocarditis | extrasystole | fatty heart | fibroid heart | firming | flask-shaped heart | fossilization | frosted heart | granulation | hairy heart | hardening | heart attack | heart block | heart condition | heart disease | heart failure | high blood pressure | hornification | hypertension | hypertensive heart disease | induration | ischemic heart disease | lapidification | lithification | mitral insufficiency | mitral stenosis | myocardial infarction | myocardial insufficiency | myocarditis | myovascular insufficiency | ossification | ox heart | palpitation | paralytic stroke | paroxysmal tachycardia | pericarditis | petrifaction | petrification | pile | premature beat | pseudoaortic insufficiency | pulmonary insufficiency | pulmonary stenosis | rheumatic heart disease | round heart | sclerosis | setting | solidification | steeling | stiffening | stony heart | stroke | tachycardia | tempering | thrombosis | toughening | tricuspid insufficiency | tricuspid stenosis | turtle heart | varicose veins | varix | ventricular fibrillation | vitrifaction | vitrification

See Also | arteriosclerosis obliterans | atherosclerosis | coronary artery disease | induration | sclerosis

Arteriosclerosis In Webster's Dictionary

\Ar*te`ri*o*scle*ro"sis\ ([aum]r*t[=e]`r[i^]*[-o]*skl[-e]*r[=o]"s[i^]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.

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