arteriostenosis
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Related to arteriostenosis: arteriorrhexis, arteriospasm
arteriostenosis
[ahr-te″re-o-stĕ-no´sis]constriction of an artery.
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ar·te·ri·o·ste·no·sis
(ar-tēr'ē-ō-stĕ-nō'sis),Narrowing of the caliber of an artery, either temporary, through vasoconstriction, or permanent, through arteriosclerosis.
[arterio- + G. stenōsis, a narrowing]
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ar·te·ri·o·ste·no·sis
(ahr-tēr'ē-ō-stĕ-nō'sis)Narrowing of the caliber of an artery, either temporary, through vasoconstriction, or permanent, through arteriosclerosis.
[arterio- + G. stenōsis, a narrowing]
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