Preferred Name

arteriolosclerosis

Synonyms

arteriolosclerosis (morphologic abnormality)

Definitions

The thickening of the wall of the small arteries and arterioles. It is caused by deposition of hyaline material in the wall or concentric smooth muscle wall hypertrophy. It results in lumen narrowing and tissue ischemia.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0006658

has_exact_synonym

arteriolosclerosis (morphologic abnormality)

label

arteriolosclerosis

prefixIRI

MONDO:0006658

prefLabel

arteriolosclerosis

textual definition

The thickening of the wall of the small arteries and arterioles. It is caused by deposition of hyaline material in the wall or concentric smooth muscle wall hypertrophy. It results in lumen narrowing and tissue ischemia.

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0021661

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