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arterial nephrosclerosis or ar·te·ri·o·neph·ro·scle·ro·sis (är-tîr

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Patchy atrophic scarring of the kidney due to arteriosclerotic narrowing of the lumens of large branches of the renal artery; it occurs in the aged or in hypertensive persons and occasionally causes hypertension.

arterial nephrosclerosis

Etymology: Gk, arteria, airpipe, nephros, kidney, sklera, hard, osis, condition

patchy atrophic scarring of the kidneys caused by arteriosclerotic narrowing of the lumens of the large branches of the renal artery, occurring in elderly or hypertensive persons and occasionally causing hypertension.

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