peripheral arteriosclerosis

ar·te·ri·o·scle·ro·sis (är-tîr

-skl

-r

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.

ar·teri·o·scle·rotic (-r

k) adj.

arteriosclerosis [ɑːˌtɪərɪəʊsklɪəˈrəʊsɪs]

n pl -ses [-siːz]

(Medicine / Pathology) a pathological condition of the circulatory system characterized by thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls Nontechnical name hardening of the arteries

arteriosclerotic [ɑːˌtɪərɪəʊsklɪəˈrɒtɪk] adj

arteriosclerosis (är-tîr

-skl

-r

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

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Noun

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

Translations

arteriosclerosis [ɑːˈtɪərɪəʊsklɪəˈrəʊsɪs] N → arteriosclerosis f inv

arteriosclerosis

n (Med) → Arteriosklerose f, → Arterienverkalkung f

arteriosclerosis [ɑːˈtɪərɪəʊsklɪˈrəʊsɪs] n → arteriosclerosi f

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