arteriolar nephrosclerosis

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nephrosclerosis /neph·ro·scle·ro·sis/ (nef″ro-sklĕ-ro´sis) hardening of the kidney due to renovascular disease.

arteriolar nephrosclerosis that involving mainly arterioles, with degeneration of renal tubules and fibrotic thickening of glomeruli; there are both benign and malignant forms.

Scarring of the kidney due to arteriolar sclerosis resulting from chronic hypertension. Also called arteriolonephrosclerosis.

arteriolar nephrosclerosis

Arteriolonephrosclerosis Nephrology A destructive form of ASHD involving the renal blood vessels 2º to severe–malignant HTN which, if prolonged, leads to renal failure. See Atherosclerotic heart disease.

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