Medical term:

arteriolosclerosis



arteriolosclerosis

 [ahr-te″re-o″lo-sklĕ-ro´sis]
sclerosis and thickening of the walls of arterioles. adj., adj arteriolosclerot´ic.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ar·te·ri·o·lo·scle·ro·sis

(ar-tēr'ē-ō'lō-skler-ō'sis),
Arteriosclerosis affecting mainly the arterioles, seen especially in chronic hypertension.
Synonym(s): arteriolar sclerosis
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arteriolosclerosis

Cardiology A condition characterized by sclerosis and thickening of the walls of arterioles
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

ar·te·ri·o·lo·scle·ro·sis

(ahr-tēr-ē-ō'lō-skler-ō'sis)
Arteriosclerosis affecting mainly the arterioles, seen especially in chronic hypertension.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

arteriolosclerosis

A disease featuring hardening of ARTERIOLES. There is little deposition of CHOLESTEROL but often serious reduction in the bore of the vessels by deposition of fibrous tissue in the walls and thickening of the lining (intima).
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005


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