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What is ateriosterosis?
You might be referring to arteriosclerosis, which is a cardiovascular disease that affects the arteries of the body. Sometimes it is also called hardening of the arteries.
What is the Medical term meaning hardening of a nerve?
Any hardening of the brain is called encephalosclerosis.If the hardening occurs in the cerebral hemispheres (as opposed to the rhombencephalon), it is called cerebrosclerosis. This is a morbid condition.The hardening of arteries within the brain is a form of arteriosclerosis, which in most cases is atherosclerosis. The buildup of hardened scar tissue within the brain can also be caused by the demyelinating autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis.
What is a measure of the flow of blood in arteries called?
cardiovascular cells
What are the Fats that promote cardiovascular disease called?
The fats associated with cardiovascular disease are cholesterol and triglycerides.
What are arteries called?
Blocked arteries are called coronary arteries. Carotid artery disease is another named for blocked arteries. This should be determined by a doctor.
Disease of the arteries surrounding the heart is called?
Coronary artery disease
What are blocked arteries called?
Blocked arteries are called coronary arteries. Carotid artery disease is another named for blocked arteries. This should be determined by a doctor.
What is arterial stiffness?
Arterial stiffness is a general term for the elasticity (or compliance) of the arteries. The hardening or stiffening of the arteries is called arteriosclerosis. The stiffness of arteries influences how hard the heart has to work to pump blood through the body.
Is asteriosclosis contagious?
There is no such medical condition called asteriosclosis. Perhaps you mean arteriosclerosis, which is a thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries. Arteriosclerosis is not contagious.
What is atheosclerosis?
A disease of the arteries that is characterized by the accumulation of lipid containing material called plaque on the inner walls of the arteries
What does cause communicable disease?
Atherosclerosis is the usual cause of heart attacks, strokes, and peripheral vascular disease -- what together are called "cardiovascular disease." Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer in America, with more than 800,000 deaths in 2005.
When the heart is clogged and the heart muscle dies the condition is called?
Cardiovascular disease
