Atherosclerosis (also known as arteriosclerotic vascular disease or ASVD) is a specific form of arteriosclerosis in which an artery-wall thickens as a result of invasion and accumulation of white blood cells (WBCs) (foam cell) and proliferation of intimal-smooth-muscle cell creating a fibrofatty plaque.
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近义词
adj.
arteriosclerosis, arterial sclerosis, hardening of the arteries, induration of the arteries, coronary-artery disease