動脈粥樣硬化是什麼？

動脈粥樣硬化是指堅挺的動脈。

動脈粥樣硬化是通用的術語描述的中型或大型動脈（從希臘動、意義動脈，和硬化，意味著硬化中）的任何硬化（和彈性的損失）

它不應與"動脈硬化"或"動脈粥樣硬化"，下麵將更詳細地介紹這些混為一談。

亦稱"myoconditis"已經過時了，一般情況下不再使用的名稱。

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