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Atherosclerosis is a disease of arterial blood vessels. Veins are not involved unless surgically moved to function as an artery. Atherosclerosis is commonly referred to as a "hardening of blood vessels", but this is an over-simplification. Vascular lesions known as atheromatous plaques or atheromata (singular: atheroma) are formed in the vessel wall, and in late stages may reduce or restrict blood flow in the lumen. ...
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| atherosclerotic |
Atherosclerosis is a disease of arterial blood vessels. Veins are not involved unless surgically moved to function as an artery. Atherosclerosis is commonly referred to as a "hardening of blood vessels", but this is an over-simplification. Vascular lesions known as atheromatous plaques or atheromata (singular: atheroma) are formed in the vessel wall, and in late stages may reduce or restrict blood flow in the lumen. ...
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| athetosis |
1. A condition characterized by constant, contorted twisting motions in the wrists and fingers. 2. Slow, smooth movements; mostly involving muscles of the arms and legs.
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| atherosclerosis |
A form of arteriosclerosis characterized by the deposition of atheromatous plaques containing cholesterol and lipids on the innermost layer of the walls of large and medium-sized arteries. [Heritage]. Atheroma: A disease characterized by thickening and fatty degeneration of the inner coat of the arteries. [Webster]
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| atherosclerosis |
also known as arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis results from the accumulation of cholesterol-laden plaque in artery walls. Plaque accumulation causes a narrowing and a loss of elasticity of the arteries, sometimes referred to as hardening of the arteries.
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