| arteriopathy | Any disease of the arteries. Origin: arterio-+ G. Pathos, suffering (05 Mar 2000) |
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| plexogenic pulmonary arteriopathy | <syndrome> Sclerosis of the pulmonary arteries in chronic cor pulmonale; associated with severe cyanosis, it is a condition resembling polycythemia vera but resulting from primary pulmonary arteriosclerosis or primary pulmonary hypertension and characterised by plexiform lesions of arterioles. Synonym: Ayerza's disease, cardiopathia nigra, plexogenic pulmonary arteriopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hypertensive arteriopathy | Arterial degeneration resulting from hypertension. (05 Mar 2000) |