Definition of Arteriolosclerosis
1. Noun. Sclerosis of the arterioles.
Medical Definition of Arteriolosclerosis
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Sclerosis and thickening of the walls of the smaller arteries (arterioles). Hyaline arteriolosclerosis, in which there is homogeneous pink hyaline thickening of the arteriolar walls, is associated with benign nephrosclerosis.
Hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis, in which there is a concentric thickening with progressive narrowing of the lumina may be associated with malignant hypertension, nephrosclerosis and scleroderma.
(17 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arteriolosclerosis
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