Arteriasis

/ɑːˌtɪəriˈeɪsɪs/ noun

A general disease or pathological condition affecting the arteries, causing inflammation, degeneration, or functional impairment.

Formed from 'arteria' (artery) with the medical suffix '-asis' (condition or state), following the pattern of disease nomenclature established in 19th-century medical Latin.

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