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hardening of the arteries

British  

noun

  1. a nontechnical name for arteriosclerosis

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The researchers, led by Mete Civelek, PhD, wanted to better understand factors that influence our risk for cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, the hardening of the arteries.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2024

In addition to helping regulate the reproductive system, estrogen influences fine-motor control and memory, enhances the growth and development of neurons, and helps to prevent hardening of the arteries.

From Scientific American • Oct. 17, 2023

According to information in the coroner database on Thursday, arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease — hardening of the arteries — was a contributing factor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2023

Among older adults in general, the same inflammatory factors associated with atherosclerosis, the clogging and hardening of the arteries that nourish the heart, can also afflict blood vessels that feed the brain.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2022

Well, radioactive water is one cure for hardening of the arteries.

From The War Terror by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

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