Body Substance
atherosclerotic plaque
[ ath-uh-roh-skluh-rot-ic plak ]
Subclass of:
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical
Definitions related to plaque, atherosclerotic:
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(atherosclerotic plaque) A mixture of fats, cholesterol, and other tissue that builds up on artery walls.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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(atherosclerotic plaque) Fatty tissue which is deposited in the inner lining of the arterial wall.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(atherosclerotic plaque) Yellowish plaques containing cholesterol, lipoid material, and lipophages formed within the intima and inner media of large and medium-sized arteries in atherosclerosis..CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Lesions formed within the walls of ARTERIES.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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