Atherosclerosis

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Science

 

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Marion M

 

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June 19, 2011

 

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The following terms are comparable, yet diverse, in both spelling and meaning, and can be effortlessly confused: arteriosclerosis, arteriolosclerosis and atherosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis, is a all-purpose term describing any hardening (and loss of elasticity) of medium or large arteries ("Arterio" meaning artery and "sclerosis" meaning hardening), arteriolosclerosis is arteriosclerosis mainly affecting the arterioles (small arteries), atherosclerosis is a hardening of an artery in particular due to an atheromatous plaque ("athero" means "porridge")...
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Consequently, atherosclerosis is a type of arteriosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis ("hardening of the artery") results from a deposition of tough, rigid collagen inside the vessel wall and around the atheroma. This increases the stiffness, decreases the elasticity of the artery wall. Arteriolosclerosis (hardening of small arteries, the arterioles) is the product of collagen deposition, but also muscle wall thickening and deposition of protein ("hyaline")...
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