Mцnckeberg arteriosclerosis

Mцnckeberg arteriosclerosis
medial arteriosclerosis with extensive deposits of calcium in the media of the artery; called also Mцnckeberg calcification, degeneration, mesarteritis, or sclerosis; medial a.; and medial calcific sclerosis.

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  • Mцnckeberg arteriosclerosis (calcification degeneration mesarteritis sclerosis) — Mцn·cke·berg arteriosclerosis (calcification, degeneration, mesarteritis, sclerosis) (murngґkə bərg) [Johann Georg Mцnckeberg, German pathologist, 1877–1925] see under arteriosclerosis …   Medical dictionary

  • arteriosclerosis — Hardening of the arteries; types generally recognized are: atherosclerosis, Mönckeberg a., and arteriolosclerosis. SYN: arterial sclerosis, vascular sclerosis. [arterio + G. sklerosis, hardness] coronary a. degenerative and metabolic changes of… …   Medical dictionary

  • medial arteriosclerosis — 1. a condition of large and medium sized arteries, with primary destruction of the muscle and elastic fibers of the medial coat, which are replaced by fibrous tissue; when there are deposits of calcium it is called Mцnckeberg arteriosclerosis. 2 …   Medical dictionary

  • Mцnckeberg calcification — see under arteriosclerosis …   Medical dictionary

  • Mцnckeberg degeneration — see under arteriosclerosis …   Medical dictionary

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  • Mцnckeberg sclerosis — see under arteriosclerosis …   Medical dictionary

  • medial calcific sclerosis — Mцnckeberg arteriosclerosis …   Medical dictionary

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