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ateroskleroze

ateroskleroze

See also: aterosklerozē

Latvian

Noun

ateroskleroze f (5th declension)

  1. (pathology) atherosclerosis (clogging or hardening of blood vessels by plaques or fatty deposits, usually cholesterol)
    galvas smadzeņu asinsvadu ateroskleroze ― cerebrovascular atherosclerosis

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Usage notes

The term ateroskleroze is often confused with artēriju skleroze, of which it is one of the main causes.

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