Arteriostosis

/ɑrˌtɪriəˈoʊsɪs/ noun

A medical condition involving abnormal bone-like hardening of arterial walls, making them rigid and brittle.

From Latin 'arteria' (artery) + Greek '-ostosis' (bone condition). The suffix '-ostosis' specifically refers to bone formation, so this term describes when artery walls calcify and become bone-like.

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