| NOUN | state | hardening of the arteries, arteriosclerosis, arterial sclerosis, induration of the arteries, coronary-artery disease | sclerosis of the arterial walls |
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| Meaning | sclerosis of the arterial walls. | |
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| Synonyms | arteriosclerosis, arterial sclerosis, induration of the arteries, coronary-artery disease | |
| Narrower | arteriosclerosis obliterans | A stage / stage of arteriosclerosis involving closure of blood vessels |
| atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease | A stage / stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries | |
| Broader | sclerosis, induration | Any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue |
| Spanish | arterioesclerosis, arteriosclerosis, aterosclerosis | |
| Catalan | arteriosclerosi | |
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