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ARTERIOSCLEROSIS [1 record]

Record 1 2012-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
DEF

A disease of the arterial vessels marked by thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity in the arterial walls.

Key term(s)
  • arterial sclerosis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
DEF

Épaississement des trois parois artérielles qui aboutit à la perte de l'élasticité de l'artère.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Redes vasculares (Medicina)
DEF

Dureza y engrosamiento anormales de las paredes arteriales, por formación de placas de ateroma resultado de su inflamación crónica, especialmente de la túnica íntima, con tendencia a la obliteración del vaso.

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