A condition where arterial tissue becomes scarred and hardened with fibrous connective tissue, reducing elasticity and blood flow.
From 'arteria' (artery) combined with 'fibrosis' (tissue scarring), a modern medical term describing the pathological hardening of arteries through excessive connective tissue formation.
Your arteries are supposed to be stretchy like rubber bands, but arteriofibrosis turns them rigid—it's one way arteries age, and it's why exercise and healthy eating keep them young and flexible!
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