a form of arteriosclerosis (= hardening of the arteries, the thick tubes carrying blood from the heart) that is caused by a fatty substance building up inside the arteries
atherosclerosis /ˌæθ.ə.rəʊ.skləˈrəʊ.sɪs/
a medical condition in which your blood pressure is extremely high
hypertension /ˌhaɪ.pəˈten.ʃən/
the fact or process of becoming worse
deterioration
the process of making something better or of getting better
improvement
a sudden change in the blood supply to a part of the brain, sometimes causing a loss of the ability to move particular parts of the body
stroke
hardening of the arteries (= thick tubes carrying blood from the heart), which can cause medical problems
arteriosclerosis /ɑːˌtɪə.ri.əʊ.skləˈrəʊ.sɪs/
the fact of being extremely fat, in a way that is dangerous for health
obesity /əʊˈbiː.sə.ti/
ruptures and blockages of the blood vessels
vascular catastrophe
a drug or other substance that prevents or slows down the process of blood forming a clot (= a solid mass)
anticoagulant /ˌæn.ti.kəʊˈæɡ.jə.lənt/
a severe form of diabetes in which the body cannot use glucose (= sugar as it is normally used in the body)
diabetes mellitus /daɪ.əˌbiː.tiːz ˈmel.ɪ.təs/