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The ending of words for tissue that has become hard or stiff, often from scarring. arteriosclerosisar-teer-ee-oh-skluh-ROH-sisThickening and stiffening of the walls of the arteries, so they lose their ability to stretch.arteri/o arteryscler/o hard-osis conditionFull entry is hardening of the arteries, atherosclerosisath-er-oh-skluh-ROH-sisA buildup of fatty deposits (plaque) inside the walls of the arteries.ather/o fatty pastescler/o hard-osis conditionFull entry is hardening from fatty plaque, and in multiple sclerosisMUL-tih-pul skluh-ROH-sisA long-term disease in which the immune system damages the protective covering of nerves in the brain and spinal cord.scler/o hard-osis conditionFull entry hardened scar patches form in the brain and spinal cord. It is built from scler/o, hard, and -osisOH-sisA word ending that means an abnormal condition or process, or an increase.Full entry , condition.
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-osis
A word ending that means an abnormal condition or process, or an increase.
multiple sclerosis
A long-term disease in which the immune system damages the protective covering of nerves in the brain and spinal cord.
atherosclerosis
A buildup of fatty deposits (plaque) inside the walls of the arteries.
arteriosclerosis
Thickening and stiffening of the walls of the arteries, so they lose their ability to stretch.