n. 动脉硬化

[医] 动脉硬化

[ noun ]
sclerosis of the arterial walls
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Arteriosclerosis \Ar*te`ri*o*scle*ro"sis\
([aum]r*t[=e]`r[i^]*[-o]*skl[-e]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [NL.; Gr.
? artery + sclerosis.] (Med.)
a chronic disease characterized by abnormal thickening and
hardening of the walls of the arteries, esp. of the intima,
occurring mostly in old age. Subtypes are distinguished, such
as {arteriolosclerosis} and {atherosclerosis}. --
{Ar*te`ri*o*scle*rot"ic}, a.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]