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cholesterol, but more specifically the LDL (low-density lipoprotein) portions of cholesterol
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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 is the medical term meaning a mass of fatty paste?
A sebaceous cyst is a mass filled with a fatty paste. An atheroma is a fatty deposit on the inner walls of arteries.ointment or unguent
What is the term that describes the location of the bifurcation of the carotid artery in the neck?
Carotid body
Which term describes the blocking of an artery by the clot?
thrombotic occlusion
What is the medical term meaning condition characterized by the deposit of fatty material along the linings of the arteries?
atherosclerosis
What is the medical term for a deposit of plaque on the arterial wall?
The deposit over time of plaque (lipids and fibrous tissue) in the tunica intrima (inner wall) of arteries is atherosclerosis. An atheroma is an encysted tumor (fatty deposit) in the internal arterial wall or is the fatty degeneration of that wall.
Which term describes hardened deposit in the plantar fascia?
heel spurs - which is actually a hardened deposit in the heel bone at the place of the plantar fascia attachment.
Which term describes a fatty substance that travels through the blood and is found in all parts of the body?
cholesterol
What is the medical term meaning a benign fatty yellowish tumor in the subcutaneous layer of the skin?
a medicial term that refers to a genetic condition in which the body is unable to make melanin
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of fat beneath the skin?
LiposuctionLiposuctionLiposuction
