arteriosclerosis

ar·te·ri·o·scle·ro·sis  (är-tîr--skl-rss)

n.

A chronic disease in which thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls result in impaired blood circulation. It develops with aging, and in hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and other conditions.

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ar·teri·o·scle·rotic (-rtk) adj.

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arteriosclerosis [art-ear-ee-oh-skler-oh-siss]

Noun

thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of the arteries Nontechnical name: (hardening of the arteries)

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arteriosclerosis  (är-tîr--skl-rss)

A thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls that results in impaired blood circulation. See also atherosclerosis.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

arteriosclerosis - sclerosis of the arterial walls arterial sclerosis, coronary-artery disease, hardening of the arteries, induration of the arteries atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease - a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries arteriosclerosis obliterans - a stage of arteriosclerosis involving closure of blood vessels induration, sclerosis - any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue