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Arteritis obliterans
Inflammation of the intima of an artery, causing occlusion of the lumen.
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Arteritis nodosa
Widespread inflammation of adventitia of small and medium-sized arteries with impaired function of the involved organs.
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Arteriovenous access
Use of a shunt to connect an artery to a vein. This may be used in renal dialysis.
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Arteriosympathectomy
Removal of the arterial sheath containing fibers of the sympathetic nerve,
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Arteriopressor
Causing increased arterial blood pressure.
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Obliterative arteriopathy
In organ transplantation, diffuse concentric stenosis of the graft’s arteries resulting from immunologic rejection. It is characterized pathologically by hyperplastic scarring of the intima of affected arteries, along with infiltration by foam cells.
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Arteriomyomatosis
Thickening of arterial walls due to overgrowth of muscle fibers.
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Arteriomotor
Causing changes in the interior diameter of arteries by dilatation and constriction.
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Arteriolosclerosis
Thickening of the walls of the arterioles, with loss of elasticity and contractility.
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Arteriolopathy
Any disease of the arterioles, especially a disease that affects arterioles throughout the body.
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