| arterioplania | Presence of an anomaly in the course of an artery. Origin: arterio-+ G. Plane, a straying (05 Mar 2000) |
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| arterioplasty | Any operation for the reconstruction of the wall of an artery. Origin: arterio-+ G. Plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriopressor | Causing increased arterial blood pressure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriorrhaphy | Suture of an artery. Origin: arterio-+ G. Rhaphe, seam (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriorrhexis | Rupture of an artery. Origin: arterio-+ G. Rhexis, rupture (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriosclerosis | <cardiology, disease> Imprecise term for various disorders of arteries, particularly hardening due to fibrosis or calcium deposition, often used as a synonym for atherosclerosis. (17 Oct 1997) |
| arteriosclerosis obliterans | Arteriosclerosis in which proliferation of the intima leads to occlusion of the lumen of the arteries. (12 Dec 1998) |
| arteriosclerotic | Relating to or affected by arteriosclerosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriosclerotic aneurysm | The most common type of aneurysm, occurring in the abdominal aorta and other large arteries, primarily in the elderly. Synonym: atherosclerotic aneurysm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriosclerotic gangrene | Dry gangrene resulting from sclerotic changes in the arteries, with subsequent occlusion, as in the aged. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriosclerotic kidney | A kidney in which there is sclerosis of arterial vessels larger than arterioles. Such kidney's are usually not significantly reduced in size, but are likely to be paler than usual; the capsular surface may be marked by a few, possibly several, conical, relatively deep V-shaped scars that result from fibrosis and ischemic atrophy of the region supplied by the affected vessel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriosclerotic psychosis | Psychotic disturbance in elderly persons suffering from cerebral arteriosclerosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriosclerotic retinopathy | Retinopathy distinguished by attenuated retinal arterioles with increased tortuosity, copper-or silver-wire appearance, perivascular sheathing, irregularity of lumen and scattered small haemorrhages, and small, sharp-edged deposits without surrounding oedema. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriospasm | <physiology> Spasm of an artery or arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriostenosis | <physiology> Narrowing of the caliber of an artery, either temporary, through vasoconstriction, or permanent, through arteriosclerosis. Origin: arterio-+ G. Stenosis, a narrowing (05 Mar 2000) |