loading...| Preferred Name |
Arteriosclerosis |
| Synonyms |
Hardened artery wall |
| Definitions |
Although arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis are often used as if they were synonyms, they are not. Atherosclerosis is the most common type of arteriosclerosis, and is caused by plaque building up in the vessel, which in turn causes sclerosis, increased stiffness, and loss of elasticity of the affected arteries. Sclerosis (hardening) of the arteries with increased thickness of the wall of arteries as well as increased stiffness and a loss of elasticity. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002634 |
| comment |
Although arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis are often used as if they were synonyms, they are not. Atherosclerosis is the most common type of arteriosclerosis, and is caused by plaque building up in the vessel, which in turn causes sclerosis, increased stiffness, and loss of elasticity of the affected arteries. |
| database_cross_reference |
SNOMEDCT_US:107671003 MSH:D001161 UMLS:C0003850 SNOMEDCT_US:28960008 SNOMEDCT_US:72092001 UMLS:C4280568 |
| definition |
Sclerosis (hardening) of the arteries with increased thickness of the wall of arteries as well as increased stiffness and a loss of elasticity. |
| has_broad_synonym |
Hardened artery wall |
| has_obo_namespace |
human_phenotype |
| id |
HP:0002634 |
| label |
Arteriosclerosis |
| notation |
HP:0002634 |
| prefLabel |
Arteriosclerosis |
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| subClassOf |