Atherosclerosis
Definitions
The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood vessels caused by plaques (accumulations of fatty deposits, usually cholesterol).
Equivalents
12 more languages
Češtinaateroskleróza
Suomiateroskleroosirasvakovettumistautirasvakovetustautivaltimon haurauskovetustautivaltimotautiverisuonten kalkkeutuminen
Bahasa Indonesiaarterosklerosis
Italianoaterosclerosi
Latviešuateroskleroze
Nederlandsatherosclerose
Русскийатеросклероз
Türkçeateroskleroz
Українськаатеросклероз
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.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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