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Meaning of Atherosclerosis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˌæθɚoʊskləˈɹoʊsəs

Definitions

The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood vessels caused by plaques (accumulations of fatty deposits, usually cholesterol).

countable, uncountable

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Examples

“Near-synonym: ASCVD”
“Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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