Aneurism vs Atherosclerosis - What's the difference?
aneurism | atherosclerosis |
(pathology) The clogging or hardening of arteries]] or blood vessels caused by plaques (accumulations of [[fat, fatty deposits, usually cholesterol).
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As nouns the difference between aneurism and atherosclerosis
is that aneurism is while atherosclerosis is (pathology) the clogging or hardening of arteries]] or blood vessels caused by plaques (accumulations of [[fat|fatty deposits, usually cholesterol).aneurism
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* This spelling does not respect the Greek origins of the word. * It is much less commonly used than aneurysm (1:20 in the US per COCA).Anagrams
* *atherosclerosis
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