ARTERIOSCLEROTIC CONTRACTED KIDNEY
\ɑːtˈi͡əɹɪˌɒskləɹˈɒtɪk kəntɹˈaktɪd kˈɪdnɪ], \ɑːtˈiəɹɪˌɒskləɹˈɒtɪk kəntɹˈaktɪd kˈɪdnɪ], \ɑː_t_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ˌɒ_s_k_l_ə_ɹ_ˈɒ_t_ɪ_k k_ə_n_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_t_ɪ_d k_ˈɪ_d_n_ɪ]\
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That form of contracted k. in which sclerosis of the renal arteries and their branches, with resulting thickening of the intima of the vessels and obliteration of their lumen, produces compression of the glomeruli, and chronic interstitial fibrosis.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
