nephrosclerosis

English

Etymology

From nephro- (“kidney”) +‎ sclerosis (“hard”).

Noun

nephrosclerosis (countable and uncountable, plural nephroscleroses)

1. (pathology) arteriosclerosis of the renal arteries

Derived terms

• arteriolonephrosclerosis

Related terms

• nephrosclerotic

Translations

ateriosclerosis

• Finnish: nefroskleroosi
• Spanish: nefroesclerosis f