sclerosisnoun [ U ]
uk/skləˈrəʊ.sɪs/us/-ˈroʊ-/specializeda medical condition that causes body tissue or organs to become harder, especially the arteries (= thick tubes carrying blood from the heart)
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Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- acquired agammaglobulinemia
- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- anemic
- angina
- blood poisoning
- deep vein thrombosis
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- endocarditis
- haemorrhage
- hypothermia
- leukaemia
- paediatric thrombocytopenia
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pediatric thrombocytopenia
- pericarditis
- peripheral vascular disease
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sclerotic
adjective uk/-ˈrɒt.ɪk/us/-ˈrɑː.t̬ɪk/specialized
sclerotic arteries
figurative disapproving The tax cuts are designed to bring growth to a sclerotic (= very slowly developing and not easily changed) economy.