Another Name for "Hardening of the Arteries" Is

Question

Another name for "hardening of the arteries" is
A) angina pectoris
B) myocardial infarction
C) atherosclerosis
D) embolism

Accepted Answer

Atherosclerosis is the medical term for the hardening and narrowing of the arteries. Angina pectoris and myocardial infarction are symptoms and complications of atherosclerosis, respectively. Embolism is a blockage of a blood vessel by a foreign object or blood clot, which can be a complication of atherosclerosis but is not interchangeable with it.