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arteriosclerosis definition

ar·terio·scle·ro·sis (är tir′ē ō′sklə rō′sis)

noun

an abnormal thickening, and loss of elasticity, of the walls of the arteries

Etymology: arterio- + sclerosis

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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