Arteriolosclerosis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arteriolosclerosis \Ar*te`ri*ol"o*scle*ro"sis\
     ([aum]r*t[=e]`r[i^]*[=o]l"[-o]*skl[-e]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [Gr.
     'arthri`a + -logy.] (Med.)
     a form of arteriosclerosis which affects predominantly the
     arterioles, found especially in people with chronic
     hypertension. --Stedman


     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  arteriolosclerosis
       n : sclerosis of the arterioles