atherosclerosis
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/ˌæθɚoʊskləˈɹoʊsəs/
English
Definitions
noun
- The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood vessels caused by plaques (accumulations of fatty deposits, usually cholesterol).
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Synonyms
coronary artery diseaseplaqueatheromatosisatheromaarteriosclerosisarterioscleroticatheroscleromaartherosclerosisarteriolosclerosisatheromasiaatherogenesisatherosisarthrosclerosisangiosclerosisatherosclerogenesisaortosclerosis
Associated
intimalendarterectomyatheroscleroticsteatohepatitisintimahypercholesterolemialdllipoproteincoronarycarotid