Ar*te`ri*o*scle*ro"sis
(är*te`r&ibreve;*&osl;*skl&esl;*ro"s&ibreve;s),
n. [Gr. 'arthri`a artery +
sclerosis.] (Med.)
Abnormal thickening and
hardening of the walls of the arteries, esp. of the intima, occurring
mostly in old age. -- Ar*te`ri*o*scle*rot"ic (#),
a.
© Webster 1913.