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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D005352
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D005352
Preferred Name

Fibromuscular Dysplasia

Definitions
An idiopathic, segmental, nonatheromatous disease of the musculature of arterial walls, leading to STENOSIS of small and medium-sized arteries. There is true proliferation of SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS and fibrous tissue. Fibromuscular dysplasia lesions are smooth stenosis and occur most often in the renal and carotid arteries. They may also occur in other peripheral arteries of the extremity.
Synonyms
Fibromuscular Dysplasia of Arteries
Arteries Fibromuscular Dysplasia
Fibromuscular Dysplasias
Arteries Fibromuscular Dysplasias
Dysplasia, Fibromuscular
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