arteriosclerosis

[ahr-teer-ee-oh-skluh-roh-sis]

noun

degenerative changes in the arteries, characterized by thickening of the vessel walls and accumulation of calcium with consequent loss of elasticity and lessened blood flow.

Compare atherosclerosis.

Origin of arteriosclerosis

1885–90; < New Latin. See arterio-, sclerosis

Related formsar·te·ri·o·scle·rot·ic

[ahr-teer-ee-oh-skluh-rot-ik] /ɑrˌtɪər i oʊ skləˈrɒt ɪk/, adjective

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Historical Examples of arteriosclerotic

Upon the anatomical structure of the arteries depends, as a rule, the character and extent of the arteriosclerotic lesions.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:
Louis Marshall Warfield
The lesions of the arteriosclerotic kidney are due to narrowing and eventual obstruction of the afferent vessels.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:
Louis Marshall Warfield
This might be called the arteriosclerotic high-tension group (Stone's cardiac group).
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:
Louis Marshall Warfield
There is also the chronically shrunken and scarred kidney known pathologically as the arteriosclerotic kidney.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:
Louis Marshall Warfield
True epileptic convulsions dependent on arteriosclerotic changes are also seen and are not so uncommon.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:
Louis Marshall Warfield

British Dictionary definitions for arteriosclerotic

arteriosclerosis

noun plural -ses (-siːz)

a pathological condition of the circulatory system characterized by thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial wallsNontechnical name: hardening of the arteries

Derived Formsarteriosclerotic (ɑːˌtɪərɪəʊsklɪəˈrɒtɪk), adjective

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Word Origin and History for arteriosclerotic

arteriosclerosis

"hardening of the arteries," 1885, medical Latin, from arterio- + sclerosis.

arteriosclerotic in Medicine

arteriosclerosis

[är-tîr′ē-ō-sklə-rō′sĭs]

Any of a group of chronic diseases in which thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls result in impaired blood circulation.arterial sclerosis

Related formsar•te′ri•o•scle•rot′ic (-rŏt′ĭk) adj.

arteriosclerotic in Science

arteriosclerosis

[är-tîr′ē-ō-sklə-rō′sĭs]

A thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls that results in impaired blood circulation. See also atherosclerosis.

arteriosclerotic in Culture

arteriosclerosis

[(ahr-teer-ee-oh-skluh-roh-sis)]

A disease commonly called hardening of the arteries. In arteriosclerosis, the walls of the arteries thicken and harden. The loss of flexibility results in a lessening of the flow of blood to the various organs of the body. (Compare atherosclerosis; see circulatory system.)