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動どう脈みゃく硬こう化か

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Meanings

1

noun

arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries

abbreviationmedicine

Medical term for the thickening and stiffening of arterial walls. Often used as an abbreviation of 動脈硬化症.

See also: 動脈硬化症

2

noun

inflexibility; rigidity; loss of flexibility

Figurative extension of the medical sense, applied to thinking, organizations, or systems that have become rigid and resistant to change.

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