Mesh term Arteriosclerosis
Browse to parent terms:Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Description
Thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of ARTERIES of all sizes. There are many forms classified by the types of lesions and arteries involved, such as ATHEROSCLEROSIS with fatty lesions in the ARTERIAL INTIMA of medium and large muscular arteries.Browse to child terms:
Arteriolosclerosis
Arteriosclerosis Obliterans
Atherosclerosis
Coronary Artery Disease
Intermittent Claudication
Intracranial Arteriosclerosis
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