atherosclerosis

English Thesaurus

1. a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries (noun.state)

hypernym	:	arterial sclerosis, arteriosclerosis, coronary-artery disease, hardening of the arteries, induration of the arteries,
definition	:	sclerosis of the arterial walls (noun.state)

derivation	:	atherosclerotic,
definition	:	of or relating to atherosclerosis (adj.pert)

derivation	:	atherosclerotic,
definition	:	of or relating to atherosclerosis (adj.pert)