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Hardening of the arteries due to cholesterol plaques is called atherosclerosis or arteriosclerosis. The term Atherosclerosis literally means "hardening from atheroma". In a healthy person, the artiers have walls that are muscular, smooth and elastic enough to allow for variations in blood pressure, which allows the blood to pass through freely.
In people who don't watch their diet (especially their fat intake), fatty streaks appear on the inner walls of arteries. As the fatty streaks grow, it causes further damage to the arteries, and the fatty streaks harden. This results in erosion of the arterial walls, diminishes the elasticity of the artery, and narrows the passageway which interferes with the flow of blood. The fatty tissue is known as atheroma.
This process is a major factor in Heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure, among other health problems, but it can be controlled, and even prevented by maintaining a healthy, low fat diet, and exercising on a regular basis.
Arteriosclerosis is the same thing as hardening of the artery. Arteriosclerosis is the medical word.
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What is the medical term meaning hardening of the arteries in the neck?
Carotid arteriosclerosis is hardening of the main arteries in the neck.
What is the hardening of the arteries due to a buildup of cholesterol plaque?
Atherosclerosis is the narrowing and hardening of arteries due to cholesterol plaques.
What is the medical term meaning hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by a buildup of cholesterol plaque?
The medical term for hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by a buildup of cholesterol plaque is atherosclerosis. This condition can lead to reduced blood flow, increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Lifestyle changes and medications are often prescribed to manage atherosclerosis.
What arteriomalacia means?
Is the abnormal softening of the walls of an artery or arteries
What is the medical term meaning abnormal hardening of the kidney?
Glomerulosclerosis means hardening of the glomerulus.
Arteriosclerosis is a condition of hardening of the?
Arteriosclerosis is hardening of the arteries.
What is arterioclerosis?
arteriosclerosis is a general term describing any hardening of arteries. It occurs when calcium is deposited in the walls of arteries. It can happen when atherosclerosis is severe.
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.
Can hardening of the arteries be reversed?
No, it cannot.
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 distinguishes atheroclerosis from anterosclerosis?
Atherosclerosis is a specific type of arteriosclerosis that involves the build-up of plaque, comprised of fats, cholesterol, and other substances, in the arteries. Anterosclerosis is not a medical term and may be a misspelling or error. If you are referring to arteriosclerosis, this is a more general term used to describe the thickening and hardening of the arteries. Atherosclerosis is a common type of arteriosclerosis.
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.
