atherosclerosis. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

atherosclerosis


SYLLABICATION:	ath·er·o·scle·ro·sis
PRONUNCIATION:	th-r-skl-rss
NOUN:	A form of arteriosclerosis characterized by the deposition of atheromatous plaques containing cholesterol and lipids on the innermost layer of the walls of large and medium-sized arteries.
ETYMOLOGY:	athero(ma) + sclerosis.
OTHER FORMS:	ather·o·scle·rotic (-rtk) —ADJECTIVE ather·o·scle·roti·cal·ly —ADVERB


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