atherosclerosis
IPA: æθɝoʊskɫɝˈoʊsɪs
noun
- (pathology) The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood vessels caused by plaques (accumulations of fatty deposits, usually cholesterol).
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Examples of "atherosclerosis" in Sentences
- Hemodynamics and atherosclerosis.
- Diabetes and carotid atherosclerosis.
- Predictor of atherosclerosis mortality.
- They are associated with atherosclerosis.
- Atherosclerosis is the formation of the plaques.
- It is involved in the development of atherosclerosis.
- They created a model of experimental atherosclerosis.
- Atherosclerosis is easily confused with arteriosclerosis.
- Therefore, atherosclerosis is a form of arteriosclerosis.
- Another misconception is that atherosclerosis is a disease.