atherosclerosis
atherosclerosis · atheroscleroses
атеросклероз
атеросклероз
The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood vessels caused by plaquesThe clogging or hardening of arteries or blood vessels caused by plaques (accumulations of fatty deposits, usually cholesterol).
US/ˌæθɚoʊskləˈɹoʊsəs/
» Atherosclerosis reduces the inner diameter of arteries.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood vessels caused by plaques (accumulations of fatty deposits, usually cholesterol).
Near-synonym: ASCVD
атеросклерозateroskleroz
атеросклеро́зateroskleróz
a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries
Examples
1 sentencesAtherosclerosis reduces the inner diameter of arteries.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques:
Русский
By meaning 1
clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques:
Origin
From athero- + sclerosis.From athero- + sclerosis.
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Forms
plural: atheroscleroses| Singular | atherosclerosis |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsASCVD
Close in meaning
- a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries:coronary artery disease
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable