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ohaa [14]
3 years ago
8

The thickening and hardening of an artery wall is called

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2 answers:
Scilla [17]3 years ago
6 0
Atherosclerosis I believe

kobusy [5.1K]3 years ago
4 0
Arteriosclerosis is the stiffening and hardening of an artery wall, while atherosclerosis is a plaque build up in the artery.
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