Definition that contains leros
- gehrig baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941)
- sclerosed relating to or having sclerosis; hardened
- hypercholesterolemia the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis
- endarterectomy surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis
- arteriosclerosis sclerosis of the arterial walls
- atherosclerosis a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries
- arteriosclerosis obliterans a stage of arteriosclerosis involving closure of blood vessels
- arterial plaque a fatty deposit inside an arterial wall; characteristic of atherosclerosis
- fenestration surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis
- nephrosclerosis kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension; sclerosis of the renal arterioles reduces blood flow that can lead to kidney failure and heart failure