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Monckeberg Medial Calcific Sclerosis

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Definition: Thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of muscular ARTERIES due to calcification of the TUNICA MEDIA, the concentric layers of helically arranged SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS.      Other names Sclerosis, M+好ckeberg's; Sclerosis, Monckeberg's; Sclerosis, Medial Calcific; Scleroses, Medial Calcific; M+好ckebergs Sclerosis; M+好ckeberg Sclerosis; Monckebergs Sclerosis; Monckeberg Sclerosis; Medial Calcific Scleroses; Calcific Sclerosis, Medial; Calcific Scleroses, Medial; Sclerosis, M+好ckeberg Medial Calcific; Sclerosis, Monckeberg Medial Calcific; M+好ckeberg's Sclerosis; M+好ckeberg's Medial Calcific Sclerosis; M+好ckeberg Medial Calcific Sclerosis; Monckeberg's Sclerosis; Monckeberg's Medial Calcific Sclerosis; Medial Calcific Sclerosis

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