NOUN | state | coronary artery disease, atherosclerosis | a stage / stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries |
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Meaning | A stage / stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries. | |
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Synonym | atherosclerosis | |
Broader | arteriosclerosis, arterial sclerosis, hardening of the arteries, induration of the arteries, coronary-artery disease | sclerosis of the arterial walls |
Spanish | ateroesclerosis, aterosclerosis | |
Catalan | aterosclerosi, malaltia coronària |
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