ALL meanings of atherosclerosis
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A a - noun atherosclerosis a degenerative disease of the arteries characterized by patchy thickening of the inner lining of the arterial walls, caused by deposits of fatty material; a form of arteriosclerosis 3
- noun atherosclerosis a form of arteriosclerosis associated with the formation of atheromas 3
- noun atherosclerosis A disease of the arteries characterized by the deposition of plaques of fatty material on their inner walls. 1
- noun atherosclerosis clogging of the arteries 1
- noun atherosclerosis a common form of arteriosclerosis in which fatty substances form a deposit of plaque on the inner lining of arterial walls. 1
- noun atherosclerosis (pathology) The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood vessels caused by plaques (accumulations of fatty deposits, usually cholesterol). 0