Habit is to the mind what arteriosclerosis is to the veins.
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Arteriosclerosis
//ɑːˌtɪəɹɪəʊskləˈrəʊsɪs//
Synonyms for "arteriosclerosis" (104 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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Noun(2 words)
Related words (52)
heart diseaseheart failurehigh blood pressurehornificationhypertensionhypertensive heart diseaseindurationinduration of arteriesischemic heart diseaselapidificationlithificationmitral insufficiencymitral stenosismyocardial infarctionmyocardial insufficiencymyocarditismyovascular insufficiencyossificationox heartpalpitation
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paralytic strokeparoxysmal tachycardiapericarditispetrifactionpetrificationpilepremature beatpseudoaortic insufficiencypulmonary insufficiencypulmonary stenosisrheumatic heart diseaseround heartsclerosissettingsolidificationsteelingstiffeningstony heartstroketachycardiatemperingthrombosistougheningtricuspid insufficiencytricuspid stenosisturtle heartvaricose veinsvarixventricular fibrillationvitrifactionvitrification
Noun(1 words)
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7 entriesTranslations
29 translations across 26 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- arteriosklerozë noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Belarusian
1 entries- артэрыясклеро́з noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Catalan
1 entries- arteriosclerosi noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 動脈硬化 /动脉硬化 noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Czech
2 entries- arterioskleróza noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
- kornatění noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Dutch
1 entries- arteriosclerose noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Finnish
1 entries- valtimonkovettumatauti noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
French
1 entries- artériosclérose noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Galician
1 entries- arteriosclerose noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
German
1 entries- Arteriosklerose noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Hawaiian
1 entries- aʻahaʻapupū noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Hindi
1 entries- धमनीकाठिन्य noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Icelandic
1 entries- æðakölkun noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Italian
1 entries- arteriosclerosi noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Japanese
1 entries- 動脈硬化症 noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Korean
1 entries- 동맥 경화증 noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Latvian
2 entries- artēriju skleroze noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
- asinsvadu skleroze noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Polish
2 entries- arterioskleroza noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
- miażdżyca noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Portuguese
1 entries- arteriosclerose noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Romanian
1 entries- arterioscleroză noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Russian
1 entries- артериосклеро́з noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Spanish
1 entries- arteriosclerosis noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Swedish
1 entries- arterioskleros noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Turkish
1 entries- arteriyoskleroz noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Ukrainian
1 entries- артеріосклеро́з noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Vietnamese
1 entries- xơ vữa động mạch noun (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel)
Sample sentences
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Researchers have found tantalizing evidence that bacteria inside the body convert carnitine into a compound that hardens arteries, contributing to arteriosclerosis and increasing the risk of heart attack.
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