arteriosclerotic heart disease


ar·te·ri·o·scle·ro·sis

(ar-tēr'ē-ō-skler-ō'sis), Hardening of the arteries; types generally recognized are: atherosclerosis, Mönckeberg arteriosclerosis, and arteriolosclerosis. Synonym(s): arterial sclerosis, arteriosclerotic heart disease, vascular sclerosis [arterio- + G. sklērōsis, hardness]

arteriosclerotic heart disease

See Atherosclerosis, Atherosclerotic heart disease.