ARTERIOCAPILLARY FIBROSIS
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Definitions of ARTERIOCAPILLARY FIBROSIS
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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See arteriofibrosis.
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A primary and general fibroid degeneration of the arterioles and capillaries that develops about the middle of life; characterized by diminished caliber and elasticity of the diseased vessels, atrophy of the adjacent tissue, and hypertrophy of the heart.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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