Definition of arteriosclerosis in English:
arteriosclerosis
noun ɑːˌtɪərɪəʊsklɪəˈrəʊsɪsɑːˌtɪərɪəʊskləˈrəʊsɪsɑrˌtɪrioʊskləˈroʊsəs
mass nounMedicine The thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, occurring typically in old age.
Also called hardening of the arteries
Example sentencesExamples
- Most genetically predisposed diseases are not rare conditions limited to small numbers of families; they encompass a wide spectrum of common diseases like diabetes, arteriosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and many cancers.
- Another possible cause of impaired lung function could be increased sclerosis of bronchial arteries as a consequence of generalized arteriosclerosis in diabetes.
- The feel of the artery itself may suggest whether its wall has normal resilience, or is hardened and thickened by arteriosclerosis.
- We also excluded patients with diabetes mellitus, arteriosclerosis, and those receiving anticoagulant medication.
- Unfortunately, some people with arteriosclerosis or atherosclerosis have no symptoms until one or more arteries are so hardened that they cause a medical emergency.
Definition of arteriosclerosis in US English:
arteriosclerosis
nounärˌtirēōskləˈrōsəsɑrˌtɪrioʊskləˈroʊsəs
Medicine The thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, occurring typically in old age.
Also called hardening of the arteries
Example sentencesExamples
- We also excluded patients with diabetes mellitus, arteriosclerosis, and those receiving anticoagulant medication.
- Most genetically predisposed diseases are not rare conditions limited to small numbers of families; they encompass a wide spectrum of common diseases like diabetes, arteriosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and many cancers.
- The feel of the artery itself may suggest whether its wall has normal resilience, or is hardened and thickened by arteriosclerosis.
- Another possible cause of impaired lung function could be increased sclerosis of bronchial arteries as a consequence of generalized arteriosclerosis in diabetes.
- Unfortunately, some people with arteriosclerosis or atherosclerosis have no symptoms until one or more arteries are so hardened that they cause a medical emergency.