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No it's called plaque.
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Is an atheroma a fatty deposit within a joint?
No, an atheroma is an abnormal fatty deposit in an artery.
What is the medical term meaning Fatty deposit or plaque within an artery?
These fatty deposits can result in a condition called Arteriosclerosis, also, Atherosclerosis.
What is a fatty deposit buildup within an artery called?
Atherosclerosis is the build up of a waxy plaque on the inside of blood vessels. In Greek, athere means gruel, and skleros means hard. Atherosclerosis is often called arteriosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis (from the Greek arteria,meaning artery) is a general term for hardening of the arteries. Arteriosclerosis can occur in several forms, including atherosclerosis.
What is an Endarterectomy?
Endarterectomy is an operation to remove or bypass the fatty deposits, or blockage, in an artery narrowed by the buildup of fatty tissue
How do fatty foods in one's diet lead to coronary artery disease?
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Is an atheroma a fatty deposit within a joint?
No, an atheroma is an abnormal fatty deposit in an artery.
Fatty deposit buildup within an artery?
plaque
A fatty deposit within an artery?
Plaque (which can lead to atherosclerosis).
What is a buildup of fatty deposit within an artery?
The fatty material that deposits along the walls of the blood vessels is called plaque. Plaque makes it harder for blood to pass through the vessels.
What is the medical term meaning Fatty deposit or plaque within an artery?
These fatty deposits can result in a condition called Arteriosclerosis, also, Atherosclerosis.
What is a fatty deposit buildup within an artery called?
Atherosclerosis is the build up of a waxy plaque on the inside of blood vessels. In Greek, athere means gruel, and skleros means hard. Atherosclerosis is often called arteriosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis (from the Greek arteria,meaning artery) is a general term for hardening of the arteries. Arteriosclerosis can occur in several forms, including atherosclerosis.
What tissues are affected in Atherosclerosis?
Atherosclerosis is a disorder that affects your heart and blood vessels that support it. Atherosclerosis is also known as the hardening of the arteries. The blood vessels that carry blood and oxygen throughout the body become much smaller than they were. This is body of fatty deposits that collect inside of the artery. This fatty deposit is also known as plaque. This fatty deposit, or plaque, will eventually build up and clog the artery so badly that it cuts off the entire blood supply.
Which term describes a fatty deposit on an artery wall?
cholesterol, but more specifically the LDL (low-density lipoprotein) portions of cholesterol
What is middle cerebral artery infarct?
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/323120-overview From what I read, it sounds like the death of brain tissue caused by an infarction (blockage) in the middle cerebral artery.
What does Septal Infarction age undetermined mean?
The septum is the wall separating left and right heart sides and is supplied with blood through an artery. When this artery gets blocked it causes a septum infarct.
What is the cause of multi-infract dementia?
Multi-infarct dementia is one form of dementia that occurs when small blood vessels in the brain are blocked by blood clots or fatty deposits.
What is an Endarterectomy?
Endarterectomy is an operation to remove or bypass the fatty deposits, or blockage, in an artery narrowed by the buildup of fatty tissue
