: sclerosis sense 1
hardening of the arteries
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Arteriosclerosis is the thickening and hardening of artery walls, often due to aging.
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Anisha Shah, Verywell Health, 1 Jan. 2025
The wafers came into the upper chamber with a pattern exposed onto the resist and underwent a series of processing steps that included development, hardening, etching, and others, as indicated.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2024
The result was an embarrassing scandal for the Reagan administration and a further hardening of Iran’s revolutionary regime.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Increasing research evidence suggests that ultrafine particles can affect heart function, causing hardening of arteries, lung inflammation, and systemic inflammation.
—Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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Anisha Shah, Verywell Health, 1 Jan. 2025
The wafers came into the upper chamber with a pattern exposed onto the resist and underwent a series of processing steps that included development, hardening, etching, and others, as indicated.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2024
The result was an embarrassing scandal for the Reagan administration and a further hardening of Iran’s revolutionary regime.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Increasing research evidence suggests that ultrafine particles can affect heart function, causing hardening of arteries, lung inflammation, and systemic inflammation.
—Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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hardening
noun
hard·en·ing
ˈhärd-niŋ, -ᵊn-iŋ 
: sclerosis sense 1
hardening of the arteries
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