atherosclerosis

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ath=er=o=scle=ro=sis

CIDE DICTIONARY

atherosclerosis, n. [Gr. + -logy.].

 a form of arteriosclerosis characterized by irregular fatty deposits on the inner surface of large and medium-sized arteries; the deposits are associated with fibrosis and calcification of the inner layer of the arteries. Similar conditions may be found in swine and fowl. The deposits may become large enough to impede the blood circulation and in some cases may restrict the blood supply to the heart.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

atherosclerosis, n. a form of arteriosclerosis characterized by the degeneration of the arteries because of the build-up of fatty deposits.

Derivative

atherosclerotic adj.

Etymology

G Atherosklerose f. Gk athere groats + SCLEROSIS

THESAURUS

atherosclerosis

angina, angina pectoris, aortic insufficiency, aortic stenosis, apoplectic stroke, apoplexy, arrhythmia, arteriosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, auricular fibrillation, beriberi heart, calcification, callusing, cardiac arrest, cardiac insufficiency, cardiac shock, cardiac stenosis, cardiac thrombosis, carditis, case hardening, concretion, congenital heart disease, cor biloculare, cor juvenum, cor triatriatum, cornification, coronary, coronary insufficiency, coronary thrombosis, crystallization, diastolic hypertension, encased heart, endocarditis, extrasystole, fatty heart, fibroid heart, firming, flask-shaped heart, fossilization, frosted heart, granulation, hairy heart, hardening, heart attack, heart block, heart condition, heart disease, heart failure, high blood pressure, hornification, hypertension, hypertensive heart disease, induration, ischemic heart disease, lapidification, lithification, mitral insufficiency, mitral stenosis, myocardial infarction, myocardial insufficiency, myocarditis, myovascular insufficiency, ossification, ox heart, palpitation, paralytic stroke, paroxysmal tachycardia, pericarditis, petrifaction, petrification, pile, premature beat, pseudoaortic insufficiency, pulmonary insufficiency, pulmonary stenosis, rheumatic heart disease, round heart, sclerosis, setting, solidification, steeling, stiffening, stony heart, stroke, tachycardia, tempering, thrombosis, toughening, tricuspid insufficiency, tricuspid stenosis, turtle heart, varicose veins, varix, ventricular fibrillation, vitrifaction, vitrification

ROGET THESAURUS

atherosclerosis

Disease

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