Normal view
MARC view
- Arteriosclerosis
Arteriosclerosis(Topical Term)
Used for/see from:
- n: Arterioscleroses
general; prefer specifics; do not confuse with ARTERIOLOSCLEROSIS
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.
1964