Atherosclerosis reduces the inner diameter of arteries.
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Atherosclerosis
/ˌæθɚoʊskləˈɹoʊsəs/
Synonyms for "atherosclerosis" (109 found)
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Closest matches (22)
anginaangina pectorisaortic insufficiencyaortic stenosisapoplectic strokeapoplexyarrhythmiaarteriosclerosisatrial fibrillationauricular fibrillationberiberi heartcalcificationcallusingcardiac arrestcardiac insufficiencycardiac shockcardiac stenosiscardiac thrombosis
Noun(4 words)
arterial plaque diseaseatheromatous diseaseatheromatous plaqueatherosclerotic disease
Strong matches (33)
carditiscase hardeningconcretioncongenital heart diseasecor bilocularecor juvenumcor triatriatumcornificationcoronarycoronary insufficiencycoronary thrombosiscrystallizationdiastolic hypertensionencased heartendocarditisextrasystolefatty heartfibroid heartfirmingflask-shaped heart
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fossilizationfrosted heartgranulationhairy hearthardeninghardening of the arteriesheartheart attackheart block
Noun(4 words)
clinical assessmentcoronary artery diseasediagnostic evaluationfibrofatty plaque
Related words (54)
heart conditionheart diseaseheart failurehigh blood pressurehornificationhypertensionhypertensive heart diseaseindurationischemic 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(3 words)
ischemic vascular diseaselipid-rich plaqueplaque-related ischemia
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11 entriesarterial pathologyarterial sclerosisarteriosclerosiscardiovascular diseaseclinical evaluationcoronary-artery diseasehardening of the arteriesinduration of the arteriesmedical diagnosisvascular diseasevascular lesion
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14 entriesangiographic confirmationaortic atherosclerosiscalcified plaquecarotid atherosclerosiscoronary atherosclerosiscritical limb ischemiafibrous plaqueimaging-based diagnosisischemic strokelipid-rich plaquemyocardial infarctionperipheral artery diseaserisk-factor assessmenttransient ischemic attack
Collocations
5 entriesarterial plaqueatheromatous plaqueintimal thickeninglipid depositionplaque rupture
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1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Researchers at Columbia and Harvard Universities are working on a unique new way to treat atherosclerosis, a hardening of the arteries that can lead to heart attack or stroke.
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The researchers found that, although a large proportion of their test subjects didn’t have the traditional risk factors for atherosclerosis, they did show discrete signs, such as a greater waist circumference, and visceral fat covering the internal organs within the chest and abdomen.
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Near-synonym: ASCVD
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