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Arteriosclerosis
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Sclerosis (hardening) of the arteries with increased thickness of the wall of arteries as well as increased stiffness and a loss of elasticity. [ ]
Term info
Label
Arteriosclerosis
comment
Although arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis are often used as if they were synonyms, they are not. Atherosclerosis is the most common type of arteriosclerosis, and is caused by plaque building up in the vessel, which in turn causes sclerosis, increased stiffness, and loss of elasticity of the affected arteries.
has broad synonym
Hardened artery wall
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human_phenotype
id
HP:0002634
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_part some (
increased amount and
inheres in some (
sclerosis and
occurs in some artery) and
has modifier some abnormal)