Atherosclerosis classification

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Classification

The following terms are similar, yet distinct, in both spelling and meaning, and can be easily confused:

• Arteriosclerosis,
• Arteriolosclerosis and
• Atherosclerosis.

Arteriosclerosis is a general term describing any hardening (and loss of elasticity) of medium or large arteries (in Greek, "Arterio" meaning artery and "sclerosis" meaning hardening), arteriolosclerosis is atherosclerosis mainly affecting the arterioles (small arteries), atherosclerosis is a hardening of an artery specifically due to an atheromatous plaque. Therefore, atherosclerosis is a form of arteriosclerosis.