arterial sclerosis
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arterial sclerosis — noun sclerosis of the arterial walls • Syn: ↑arteriosclerosis, ↑hardening of the arteries, ↑induration of the arteries, ↑coronary artery disease • Derivationally related forms: ↑arteriosclerotic (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sclerosis — 1. SYN: induration (2). 2. In neuropathy, induration of nervous and other structures by a hyperplasia of the interstitial fibrous or glial connective tissue. [G. sklerosis, hardness] Alzheimer s … Medical dictionary
Monckeberg's sclerosis — Möncke·berg s sclerosis mu̇ŋk ə .bərgz , meŋk n arteriosclerosis characterized by the formation of calcium deposits in the mediae of esp. the peripheral arteries Möncke·berg mœŋk ə .berk Johann Georg (1877 1925) German pathologist. Mönckeberg in… … 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
Blood pressure — For information about high blood pressure, see Hypertension. Blood pressure Diagnostics A sphygmomanometer, a device used for measuring arterial pressure. MeSH … Wikipedia
coronary-artery disease — noun sclerosis of the arterial walls • Syn: ↑arteriosclerosis, ↑arterial sclerosis, ↑hardening of the arteries, ↑induration of the arteries • Derivationally related forms: ↑arteriosclerotic (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hardening of the arteries — noun sclerosis of the arterial walls • Syn: ↑arteriosclerosis, ↑arterial sclerosis, ↑induration of the arteries, ↑coronary artery disease • Derivationally related forms: ↑arteriosclerotic (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
induration of the arteries — noun sclerosis of the arterial walls • Syn: ↑arteriosclerosis, ↑arterial sclerosis, ↑hardening of the arteries, ↑coronary artery disease • Derivationally related forms: ↑arteriosclerotic (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
induration — noun any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue • Syn: ↑sclerosis • Derivationally related forms: ↑indurate, ↑sclerotic (for: ↑sclerosis) • Hypernyms: ↑p … Useful english dictionary
coronary artery disease — noun a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries • Syn: ↑atherosclerosis • Derivationally related forms: ↑atherosclerotic (for: ↑atherosclerosis) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
