ARTERIOSCLEROSIS


Meaning of ARTERIOSCLEROSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ är-ˌtir-ē-ō-sklə-ˈrō-səs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1881

: a chronic disease characterized by abnormal thickening and hardening of the arterial walls with resulting loss of elasticity — compare atherosclerosis

• ar·te·rio·scle·rot·ic -ˈrä-tik adjective or noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.