Assertion: arteriosclerosis | /r/SimilarTo | hardening of the arteries
Facets:
value: literally
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Arteriosclerosis means hardening of the arteries (which are blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to organs and tissues in the body).
text: Arteriosclerosis literally means hardening of the artery, and this term includes the condition caused by atherosclerotic plaque as well as the accompanying changes in the wall and smooth muscle of the artery itself.
text: Often referred to as Peripheral Arterial Disease or PAD, arteriosclerosis is a Greek word that means “hardening of the arteries”.