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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS Ar *te `ri *o *scle *ro "sis (är *te `ri *o *skle *ro "sis ), n. [Gr. 'arthri `a artery + sclerosis. ] (Med. )

 

Defn: Abnormal thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, esp. of the intima, occurring mostly in old age. -- Ar *te `ri *o *scle *rot "ic (#), a.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

arteriosclerosis

ar te ri o scle ro sis |ärˌti (ə )rēōskləˈrōsis ɑːrtɪrioʊskləˈroʊsis | ▶noun Medicine the thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, occurring typically in old age. DERIVATIVES ar te ri o scle rot ic |-ˈrätik |adjective

 

Oxford Dictionary

arteriosclerosis

arteriosclerosis |ɑːˌtɪərɪəʊsklɪəˈrəʊsɪs, -sklə -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine the thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, occurring typically in old age. DERIVATIVES arteriosclerotic |-ˈrɒtɪk |adjective

 

Spanish Dictionary

arteriosclerosis

arteriosclerosis (también arterioesclerosis )nombre femenino med Alteración vascular que se caracteriza por el endurecimiento, el aumento del grosor y la pérdida de elasticidad de las paredes arteriales :el exceso de colesterol en la sangre produce arteriosclerosis .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

arteriosclerosis

ar te ri o scle ro sis /ɑː r tɪ̀ ə rioʊskləróʊsəs /名詞 U 〘医 〙動脈硬化 (症 ).