Disease or Syndrome
arteriolosclerosis
Subclass of:
Arteriosclerosis
Definitions related to arteriolosclerosis:
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The thickening of the wall of the small arteries and arterioles. It is caused by deposition of hyaline material in the wall or concentric smooth muscle wall hypertrophy. It results in lumen narrowing and tissue ischemia.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Thickening of the walls of small ARTERIES or ARTERIOLES due to cell proliferation or HYALINE deposition.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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