Arteriosclerotic

3 definitions found

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

  Arteriosclerosis \Ar*te`ri*o*scle*ro"sis\
     ([aum]r*t[=e]`r[i^]*[-o]*skl[-e]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [NL.; Gr.
     ? artery + sclerosis.] (Med.)
     a chronic disease characterized by abnormal thickening and
     hardening of the walls of the arteries, esp. of the intima,
     occurring mostly in old age. Subtypes are distinguished, such


     as {arteriolosclerosis} and {atherosclerosis}. --
     {Ar*te`ri*o*scle*rot"ic}, a.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

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

  arteriosclerotic \arteriosclerotic\ adj.
     1. of or pertaining to arteriosclerosis.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  arteriosclerotic
       adj : affected by arteriosclerosis