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hardening of the arteries

NOUN
  1. sclerosis of the arterial walls

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  • A series of studies in rabbits and mice has shown that reducing maternal cholesterol in pregnancy using a drug called cholestyramine or with high doses of vitamin E, an antioxidant, can lower the offspring's chance of developing high cholesterol, a condition that gets passed from the mother to the fetus and is a risk factor for a host of other diseases, including atherosclerosis, a hardening of the arteries. Programming a Fetus for a Healthier Life
  • The new milling method retains a layer which guards against high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries. The Sun
  • Some of these children face the risk of arteriosclerosis which is the hardening of the arteries; this can cause a heart attack or a stroke at a very young age. CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
  • While the authors speculate that an increased risk could be biologically plausible given that calcium is connected with hardening of the arteries, another expert thinks not.
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