Betekenis van:
arterial plaque

arterial plaque
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • a fatty deposit inside an arterial wall; characteristic of atherosclerosis

    Hyperoniemen


    Voorbeeldzinnen

    1. Endovascular devices are used for the minimally invasive treatment of peripheral vascular (or endovascular) diseases such as the build up of plaque (i.e. vessel calcification) in peripheral vessels (peripheral arterial disease) and aneurysm (the enlargement of a weak area of an artery).