ARTERIOSCLEROSIS OBLITERANS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arteriosclerosis obliterans mean? 

• ARTERIOSCLEROSIS OBLITERANS (noun)
  The noun ARTERIOSCLEROSIS OBLITERANS has 1 sense:

1. a stage of arteriosclerosis involving closure of blood vessels

  Familiarity information: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS OBLITERANS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTERIOSCLEROSIS OBLITERANS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A stage of arteriosclerosis involving closure of blood vessels

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("arteriosclerosis obliterans" is a kind of...):

arterial sclerosis; arteriosclerosis; coronary-artery disease; hardening of the arteries; induration of the arteries (sclerosis of the arterial walls)