arterial sclerosis

English Thesaurus

1. sclerosis of the arterial walls (noun.state)

hypernym	:	induration, sclerosis,
definition	:	any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue (noun.state)

hyponym	:	atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease,
definition	:	a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries (noun.state)

hyponym	:	arteriosclerosis obliterans,
definition	:	a stage of arteriosclerosis involving closure of blood vessels (noun.state)

derivation	:	arteriosclerotic,
definition	:	affected by arteriosclerosis (adj.pert)

derivation	:	arteriosclerotic,
definition	:	affected by arteriosclerosis (adj.pert)