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Artery vs Endarteritis - What's the difference?

artery | endarteritis |

As nouns the difference between artery and endarteritis

is that artery is an efferent blood vessel from the heart, conveying blood away from the heart regardless of oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery while endarteritis is (pathology) inflammation of the inner lining (tunica intima ) of an artery.

artery

English

(wikipedia artery)

Noun

(arteries)
  • An efferent blood vessel from the heart, conveying blood away from the heart regardless of oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Stephen P. Lownie], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/david-m-pelz David M. Pelz
  • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Stents to Prevent Stroke , passage=As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.}}
  • A major transit corridor.
  • Hyponyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * arterial * arterially * arteriole * carotid artery * pulmonary artery

    See also

    * aorta * A-road * atheroma * capillary * circulatory system * vein

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    endarteritis

    English

    Noun

    (endarterites)
  • (pathology) inflammation of the inner lining (tunica intima ) of an artery