sclerosed
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of sclerosed
First recorded in 1875–80; scleros(is) + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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For the vital points in all of these veins must be closed, to reduce the likelihood that any of the sclerosed channels may later reopen.
From Time Magazine Archive
Again the artery of a pulse of high tension which is small in size but full between the beats, may not be as sclerosed as one which collapses and feels much softer.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
The framework of the bone is rarefied in the area immediately involved, and sclerosed in the parts beyond.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
In cases where the arteries are so sclerosed that they feel like pipe stems there may be an actual decrease in the blood pressure.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
In the right index finger a completely sclerosed ring passed around the middle phalanx.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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