arteriosclerosis
arteriosclerosis · arterioscleroses
артеріосклероз
артериосклероз
Arteriosklerose
Hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vesselsHardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessels.
UK/ɑːˌtɪəɹɪəʊskləˈrəʊsɪs/US/ɑɹˌtɪɹioʊskləˈroʊsəs/
» Habit is to the mind what arteriosclerosis is to the veins.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessels.
Arteriosklerose
артериосклеро́зartɛrioskleróz
артеріосклеро́зarterioskleróz
More definitions
- sclerosis of the arterial walls
Examples
1 sentencesHabit is to the mind what arteriosclerosis is to the veins.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel:
Русский
By meaning 1
hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel:
Origin
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
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Forms
plural: arterioscleroses| Singular | arteriosclerosis |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- sclerosis of the arterial walls:arterial sclerosishardening of the arteriesinduration of the arteriescoronary-artery disease
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable