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arteriosclerosis
(ahr-tēr″e-o-sklә-ro´sis)
any of a group of diseases characterized by thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls; symptoms depend on the
organ system involved. There are three main types: atherosclerosis (the most common type), Mönckeberg arteriosclerosis, and arteriolosclerosis. Sometimes all three forms are present in the same patient, although in different blood vessels. adj., arteriosclerot´ic., adj.
arteriosclerosis obliterans
arteriosclerosis in which proliferation of the intima has caused complete obliteration of the lumen of the artery. See also
endarteritis obliterans.
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