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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Recent Examples on the Web On Thursday, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office confirmed that Stevens died of natural causes due to arteriosclerosis cardiovascular disease. — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 3 Feb. 2022 Estrogen also has some protective effect against the development of blockages of the arteries (arteriosclerosis). — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 27 Jan. 2022 The cause was arteriosclerosis, said his partner, Jan Meissner, a photographer. — New York Times, 24 May 2021 Two participants died, one from arteriosclerosis, one from cardiac arrest. — Anne Saker, The Enquirer, 18 Dec. 2020 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, 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, 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, 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, 29 June 2017 See More

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History and Etymology for arteriosclerosis

borrowed from French artériosclerose, from artério- arterio- + sclerose sclerosis

Note: The term was introduced by the German-born French physician Jean Frédéric Lobstein (1777-1835) in Traité d'anatomie pathologique, tome second (Paris, 1833), p. 550.

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“Arteriosclerosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arteriosclerosis. Accessed 27 Jun. 2022.

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