A condition combining both arterial narrowing and constriction, emphasizing the loss of normal arterial caliber and elasticity.
From 'arteria' (artery) combined with 'arktia' (narrowing), using the 'o' combining form, a specialized medical term for severe arterial constriction from 19th-century pathology.
The 'o' between the two parts is a combining vowel that makes medical words flow better—it's like the difference between 'bio-logy' (life-study) and 'biology' as one smooth word!
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