atherosclerosis
type: Concept
broader: arteriosclerosis

coronary artery disease
type: Concept
broader: arteriosclerosis

intermittent claudication
type: Concept
broader: arteriosclerosis

arteriolosclerosis
type: Concept
broader: arteriosclerosis

arterial occlusive diseases
type: Concept
narrower: arteriosclerosis

arteriosclerosis obliterans
type: Concept
broader: arteriosclerosis

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: arteriosclerosis

arteriosclerosis
type: Concept
narrower: arteriosclerosis obliterans
narrower: coronary artery disease
narrower: intermittent claudication
narrower: atherosclerosis
narrower: arteriolosclerosis
narrower: intracranial arteriosclerosis
definition: Arteriosclerosis literally means “hardening of the arteries” and is a broad term used to describe many diseases that cause thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of arteries. Arteries are the vessels that carry oxygenated blood full of nutrients from the heart to organs throughout the body. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Arteriosclerosis]
broader: arterial occlusive diseases

intracranial arteriosclerosis
type: Concept
broader: arteriosclerosis