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Arteriosclerosis

Hardening and thickening of the walls of the arteries. Arteriosklerosis can occur because of fatty deposits on the inner lining of arteries, calcification of the wall of arteries, or thickening of the muscular wall of the arteries from chronically elevated blood pressure.

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