arterial nephrosclerosis
n.
Patchy atrophic scarring of the kidney due to arteriosclerotic narrowing of the lumens of large branches of the renal artery; it occurs in the aged or in hypertensive persons and occasionally causes hypertension.
Nearby words
arterial forceps, arterial hyperemia, arterial ligament, arterial line, arterial murmur, arterial nephrosclerosis, arterial sclerosis, arterial spider, arterial tension, arterialize, arteriarctia
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