Hardening and thickening of the walls of the arteries. Arteriosclerosis can occur because of fatty deposits on the inner lining of arteries (atherosclerosis), calcification of the wall of the arteries, or thickening of the muscular wall of the arteries from chronically elevated blood pressure (hypertension).

A cardiovascular disease caused by the formation of hard plaques within the arteries.

Hardening and thickening of the walls of the arteries.

Disease resulting in the thickening and hardening of the artery walls.

A medical condition in which arteries become thicker and harder in texture.

Hardening of the arteries; types generally recognized are: atherosclerosis, Mönckeberg's arteriosclerosis, and arteriolosclerosis.

"hardening of the arteries," 1885, medical Latin, from arterio- + sclerosis.

Thickening and calcification of the arterial wall with loss of elasticity and contractility.

(ar-tir´´e-o-sklue-ro´sis) Any one of a group of diseases characterized by thickening and hardening of the artery wall and in the narrowing of its lumen. arteriovenous anastomoses

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hardening of the arteries (pop)

Thickening and calcification of the arterial wall with loss of elasticity and contractility.

(ar-TEER-ee-oh-skluh-RO-sis) hardening of the arteries.

(n) sclerosis of the arterial walls

A group of diseases in which the walls of the arteries get thick and hard. In one type of arteriosclerosis, fat builds up inside the walls and slows the blood flow. These diseases often occur in people who have had diabetes for a long time. See also: Atherosclerosis.

A term encompassing a variety of conditions in which artery walls thicken and become less flexible. Sometimes called hardening of the arteries. Arteriosclerosis occurs when cholesterol-rich plaque for [..]

[arterio-, artery + scler-, hard + -osis, a condition] (n) or "hardening of the arteries" a condition in which fatty deposits, cholesterol and calcium build up on the inside of arteries decr [..]

A condition marked by loss of elasticity thickening, and hardening of the arteries.

Thickening and loss of Elasticity of the walls of Arteries of all sizes. There are many Forms classified by the types of lesions and Arteries involved, such as Atherosclerosis with fatty lesions in th [..]

Thickening and loss of Elasticity of the CORONARY Arteries, leading to progressive arterial insufficiency (Coronary Disease).

Vascular Diseases characterized by thickening and hardening of the walls of Arteries inside the Skull. There are three subtypes: (1) Atherosclerosis with fatty deposits in the ARTERIAL INTIMA; (2) Mon [..]

Thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of ARTERIES of all sizes. There are many forms classified by the types of lesions and arteries involved, such as ATHEROSCLEROSIS with fatty lesions in th [..]

hardening of the arteries

Condition in which the walls of arteries become hard and thick, sometimes interfering with blood circulation.

A thickening and calcification of the arterial wall with loss of elasticity and contractility.

Hardening of the arteries.

Hardening, narrowing and eventually blocking of the blood vessels.

commonly called hardening of the arteries. A variety of conditions caused by fatty or calcium deposits in the artery walls causing them to thicken.