HOW TO PRONOUNCE
arteriosclerosis
/ɑɹˌtɪɹioʊskləˈroʊsəs/
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ar-teer-ee-oh-skluh-ROH-sus: stress ROH.
Keep the skl cluster together near the middle, without adding a vowel between s, k, and l. The earlier TEER has a smaller beat.
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“The lecture introduced the term arteriosclerosis.”
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noun
- Hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessels.
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/ɑɹˌtɪɹioʊskləˈroʊsəs/
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Together with oxalic acid, it is responsible for arteriosclerosis, arthritic rheumatism and the formation of calculi.