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Definition of Arterial sclerosis

1. Noun. Sclerosis of the arterial walls.

Medical Definition of Arterial sclerosis

1. Imprecise term for various disorders of arteries, particularly hardening due to fibrosis or calcium deposition, often used as a synonym for atherosclerosis. (17 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arterial Sclerosis

Literary usage of Arterial sclerosis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1908)
"The description of arterial sclerosis, that has just been given, is, to all intents and purposes, the one put forward by Russell, and it will be adopted in ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1908)
"This may be the case with the arterial sclerosis and the associated renal contraction of old persons, and I repeat that I am ready to admit a primary ..."

3. Disease of the Pancreas: Its Cause and Nature by Eugene Lindsay Opie (1903)
"arterial sclerosis, as is well known, is present in a large proportion of ... Grube found arterial sclerosis in sixty-six of one hundred and seventy- seven ..."

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