ar·te·rio·scle·ro·sis /ɑrˌtɪrioskləˈrosəs/
動脈硬化
ar·te·rio·scle·ro·sis /ɑrˌtɪrɪoskləˈrosəs/ 名詞
Ar·te·ri·o·scle·ro·sis n. Med. a chronic disease characterized by abnormal thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, esp. of the intima, occurring mostly in old age. Subtypes are distinguished, such as arteriolosclerosis and atherosclerosis. -- Ar*te*ri*o*scle*rot*ic a.
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arteriosclerosis
n : sclerosis of the arterial walls [syn: arterial sclerosis,
hardening of the arteries, induration of the arteries,
coronary-artery disease]
[also: arterioscleroses (pl)]