Complete Definition of "atherosclerosis"

wikipedia
English

Pronunciation
ipacregion|Canada ipac|�æθ�o�skl��ro�s�s|en-ca-synth-atherosclerosis.ogg|CA synth

Noun
en-noun|pl=atheroscleroses

  1. pathology The clogging or hardening of artery|arteries or blood vessels caused by plaques (accumulations of fat|fatty deposits, usually cholesterol).

Derived terms
atherosclerotic
atherosclerotically

Translations
trans-top|atherosclerosis
Finnish: valtimon haurauskovetustauti, ateroskleroosi
French: athérosclérose f
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Related terms
arteriosclerosis

ar:atherosclerosis
vi:atherosclerosis
zh:atherosclerosis

Revision and Credits for"atherosclerosis"
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.