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hardening of the arteries

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hardening of the arteries
n.
Arteriosclerosis.
hardening of the arteries
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a nontechnical name for arteriosclerosis
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Noun1.hardening of the arteries - sclerosis of the arterial walls
arterial sclerosis, arteriosclerosis, coronary-artery disease, 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


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