Meaning of Atherosclerosis | Babel Free
ˌæθɚoʊskləˈɹoʊsəsDefinitions
The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood vessels caused by plaques (accumulations of fatty deposits, usually cholesterol).
Equivalents
Čeština
ateroskleróza
Español
ateroesclerosis
Suomi
ateroskleroosi
rasvakovettumistauti
rasvakovetustauti
valtimon haurauskovetustauti
valtimotauti
verisuonten kalkkeutuminen
Français
athérosclérose
Bahasa Indonesia
arterosklerosis
Italiano
aterosclerosi
Latviešu
ateroskleroze
Nederlands
atherosclerose
Português
aterosclerose
Русский
атеросклероз
Türkçe
ateroskleroz
Українська
атеросклероз
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.
See also
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