Preferred Name |
Atherosclerosis |
Synonyms |
Narrowing and hardening of arteries Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease Plaque build-up in arteries |
Definitions |
A condition characterized by patchy atheromas or atherosclerotic plaques which develop in the walls of medium-sized and large arteries and can lead to arterial stenosis with reduced or blocked blood flow. Strictly speaking, atherosclerosis is a specific type of arteriosclerosis ('hardening of the arteries'), although the terms are sometimes used interchangeably in clinical jargon. |
ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002621 |
comment |
Strictly speaking, atherosclerosis is a specific type of arteriosclerosis ('hardening of the arteries'), although the terms are sometimes used interchangeably in clinical jargon. |
database_cross_reference |
SNOMEDCT_US:38716007 UMLS:C0004153 MSH:D050197 UMLS:C4280569 |
definition |
A condition characterized by patchy atheromas or atherosclerotic plaques which develop in the walls of medium-sized and large arteries and can lead to arterial stenosis with reduced or blocked blood flow. |
has_broad_synonym |
Plaque build-up in arteries |
has_exact_synonym |
Narrowing and hardening of arteries Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
has_obo_namespace |
human_phenotype |
id |
HP:0002621 |
label |
Atherosclerosis |
notation |
HP:0002621 |
prefLabel |
Atherosclerosis |
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