| arteriogram | (n) an X ray of an artery filled with a contrast medium |
| arteriography | (n) roentgenographic examination of arteries |
| arteriolar | (adj) of or relating to or involving arterioles |
| arteriole | (n) one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries, Syn. capillary artery, arteriola |
| arteriolosclerosis | (n) sclerosis of the arterioles |
| arteriosclerosis | (n) sclerosis of the arterial walls, Syn. coronary-artery disease, induration of the arteries, arterial sclerosis, hardening of the arteries |
| arteriosclerosis obliterans | (n) a stage of arteriosclerosis involving closure of blood vessels |
| arteriosclerotic | (adj) affected by arteriosclerosis |
| arteriovenous | (adj) connecting an artery to a vein, Example: an arteriovenous fistula |
| Arteriography | n. [ Gr. &unr_; + -graphy. ] A systematic description of the arteries. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| arteriolar | adj. |
| Arteriole | |
| Arteriology | n. [ Gr. &unr_; + -logy. ] That part of anatomy which treats of arteries. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Arteriolosclerosis | n. [ Gr. |
| Arteriosclerosis | ‖n. [ NL.; Gr. &unr_; artery + sclerosis. ] (Med.) a chronic disease characterized by abnormal thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, esp. of the intima, occurring mostly in old age. Subtypes are distinguished, such as arteriolosclerosis and atherosclerosis. -- |
| arteriosclerotic | adj. |
| Arteriotomy | n. [ L. arteriotomia, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; a cutting. ] |
| arteriovenous | adj. |
| arteriovenös { adj } [ med. ] | arteriovenous [Add to Longdo] |