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What is the medical term meaning skin deposits of excess levels of blood cholesterol?
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∙ 11y ago
Atherosclerosis is the medical term for the accumulation of fatty deposits in the blood vessels. Atherosclerosis can lead to heart attacks and strokes if not treated properly because the vessels narrow and restrict the blood flow.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 11y agoXanthelasma are skin deposits often associated with elevated cholesterol.
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∙ 9y agoSclerotic plaques or deposits.
Atherosclerosis is what people get when fatty substances build up in the blood vessels. If not treated it can become inflamed and calcified.
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