atherosclerosis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌæθɚoʊskləˈɹoʊsəs/ (Canada)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From athero- + sclerosis.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood vessels caused by plaques (accumulations of fatty deposits, usually cholesterol).
Near-synonym: ASCVD
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2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, pages 72–3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| atheroscleroses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
neoatherosclerosis · antiatherosclerosis · proatherosclerosis · atherosclerotically · atherosclerotic
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Translations (31)
sv ateroskleros (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · uk атеросклеро́з (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · it aterosclerosi (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · fi valtimotauti (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · cmn 動脈粥樣硬化 /动脉粥样硬化 (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · ky атеросклероз (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · sv åderförfettning (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · pl miażdżyca (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · nn aterosklerose (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · tr ateroskleroz (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · fi ateroskleroosi (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · nl atherosclerose (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · da aterosklerose (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · pl arterioskleroza (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · ko 죽상동맥경화증 (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · sv åderförkalkning (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · pt aterosclerose (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · lv ateroskleroze (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · ar تَصَلُّب عَصِيدِيّ (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · ta தமனிக்கூழ்மைத் தடிப்பு (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · ru атеросклероз (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · cs ateroskleróza (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · kk атеросклероз (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · es ateroesclerosis (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · ca aterosclerosi (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · is fituhrörnun slagæða (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · id aterosklerosis (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · fi verisuonten kalkkeutuminen (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · nb aterosklerose (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · fr athérosclérose (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) · bg атеросклеро́за (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques)