atherosclerosis
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000543
A thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of arteries that occurs with formation of atherosclerotic plaques within the arterial intima.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000543 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| Synonyms | atherosclerotic disease |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | vascular diseases; atherogenesis |
| Translations | Spanish: aterosclerosis |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-000543",
"term": "atherosclerosis",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of arteries that occurs with formation of atherosclerotic plaques within the arterial intima.",
"synonyms": [
"atherosclerotic disease"
],
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"vascular diseases",
"atherogenesis"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2012",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "aterosclerosis"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/atherosclerosis/"
}
Record 543 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.