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arteriosclerosis

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | © A Dictionary of Nursing 2008, originally published by Oxford University Press 2008. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

arteriosclerosis (ar-teer-i-oh-skleer-oh-sis) n. any of several conditions affecting the arteries, especially atherosclerosis.

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