Term: arteriosclerosis (n)(or angiosclerosis)
Literally meaning: “hardening of vessels”
Origin / Etymology: Anc Greek
αρτηρία/arteria (=wind pipe) > αήρ/aer (air) + τηρείν/terein(=keep, carry) or αείρω/aero(=lift) as ancient Greek phycisians thought, by mistake, that arteries carried air, instead of blood as most ancient anatomy lessons had to be learned from corpses where after death, arteries are nearly empty.
+σκληρός/scleros(=hard, tough)
+(-ώσις)/-osis(=-osis, suffix denoting process or state)> ώσις/osis(=forcing)
Coined/History
Definition
Arteriosclerosis is the hardening of the walls of the blood vessels leading to restriction of blood flow. Arteriosclerosis
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