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hardening of the arteries

noun

1 hardening of the arteries

Sclerosis of the arterial walls.

synonyms: arterial sclerosis, arteriosclerosis, coronary-artery disease, induration of the arteries.

Roget 655: disease; illness, sickness etc. adj.; ailing &c.; all the ills that flesh is heir to" [Hamlet]; morbidity, morbosity; infirmity, ailment, indisposition; ... show more

Dutch: atheromatose, aderverkalking, arteriosclerose, vaatverkalking


Moby thesaurus: angina, angina pectoris, aortic insufficiency, aortic stenosis, apoplectic stroke, apoplexy, arrhythmia, arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, auricular fibrillation, beriberi heart, cardiac arrest, cardiac insufficiency, cardiac shock, cardiac stenosis, cardiac thrombosis, carditis, congenital heart disease, cor biloculare ... show more.

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