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noun
arteriosclerosis of the renal arteries
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension; sclerosis of the renal arterioles reduces blood flow that can lead to kidney failure and heart failure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nephroangiosclerosis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: kidney disease, renal disorder, nephropathy, nephrosis
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *negwhrós Proto-Hellenic *nekwhrós Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós) English nephro- English sclerosis English nephrosclerosis From nephro- (“kidney”) + sclerosis (“hard”).
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