arteriosclerosis

noun ar·te·rio·scle·ro·sis \ är-ˌtir-ē-ō-sklə-ˈrō-səs \

Definition of arteriosclerosis

: a chronic disease characterized by abnormal thickening and hardening of the arterial walls with resulting loss of elasticity — compare atherosclerosis

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arteriosclerotic

play \-ˈrä-tik\ adjective or noun

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Recent Examples of arteriosclerosis from the Web

Its scientists are also studying other potential aging culprits, such as the cross-links that form between proteins and cause problems like arteriosclerosis.

— elmo keep, Smithsonian, "Can Human Mortality Really Be Hacked?," 29 June 2017
Its scientists are also studying other potential aging culprits, such as the cross-links that form between proteins and cause problems like arteriosclerosis.

— elmo keep, Smithsonian, "Can Human Mortality Really Be Hacked?," 29 June 2017
Its scientists are also studying other potential aging culprits, such as the cross-links that form between proteins and cause problems like arteriosclerosis.

— elmo keep, Smithsonian, "Can Human Mortality Really Be Hacked?," 29 June 2017
Its scientists are also studying other potential aging culprits, such as the cross-links that form between proteins and cause problems like arteriosclerosis.

— elmo keep, Smithsonian, "Can Human Mortality Really Be Hacked?," 29 June 2017
Its scientists are also studying other potential aging culprits, such as the cross-links that form between proteins and cause problems like arteriosclerosis.

— elmo keep, Smithsonian, "Can Human Mortality Really Be Hacked?," 24 May 2017
The cause was cerebral arteriosclerosis, her family said.

— richard sandomir, New York Times, "Marion Pritchard, Who Risked Her Life to Rescue Jews From Nazis, Dies at 96," 23 Dec. 2016

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Origin and Etymology of arteriosclerosis

New Latin

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First Known Use: 1860

in the meaning defined above

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