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Atherosclerosis
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A condition characterized by patchy atheromas or atherosclerotic plaques which develop in the walls of medium-sized and large arteries and can lead to arterial stenosis with reduced or blocked blood flow. [ ]
Term info
Label
Atherosclerosis
Synonyms
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- Narrowing and hardening of arteries
comment
Strictly speaking, atherosclerosis is a specific type of arteriosclerosis ('hardening of the arteries'), although the terms are sometimes used interchangeably in clinical jargon.
has broad synonym
Plaque build-up in arteries
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human_phenotype
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HP:0002621
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_part some (
increased amount and
inheres in some atherosclerosis and
has modifier some abnormal)