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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Arteriosclerosis \Ar*te`ri*o*scle*ro"sis\ ([aum]r*t[=e]`r[i^]*[-o]*skl[-e]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [Gr. 'arthri`a artery + sclerosis.] (Med.) Abnormal thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, esp. of the intima, occurring mostly in old age. -- {Ar*te`ri*o*scle*rot"ic}, a. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: arteriosclerosis n : sclerosis of the arterial walls [syn: {arterial sclerosis}, {hardening of the arteries}, {induration of the arteries}, {coronary-artery disease}]
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