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arterial sclerosis vs atherosclerosis

atherosclerosis vs arterial sclerosis

arterial sclerosis and atherosclerosis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
arterial sclerosis Yes No No No
atherosclerosis Yes No No No
As nouns, atherosclerosis is a hyponym of arterial sclerosis; that is, atherosclerosis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than arterial sclerosis:
  • arterial sclerosis: sclerosis of the arterial walls
  • atherosclerosis: a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries
Other hyponyms of arterial sclerosis include coronary artery disease, arteriosclerosis obliterans.
arterial sclerosis (noun) atherosclerosis (noun)
sclerosis of the arterial walls a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries
Difference between arterial sclerosis and atherosclerosis

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