Study of graft arteries – Glossary

• Introduction
• Background
• Study Design
• Data Collection
• Analysis
• Data
• Glossary

artery

a relatively thick-walled, muscular tube that carries blood around the body

atherosclerosis

a degenerative disease of the artery walls, indicated by the presence of cholesterol or foamy white blood corpuscles (see below)

calcification

a process in which tissue (in this case, the artery walls) becomes hardened as a result of deposits of insoluble salts

cerebrovascular disease

disease of veins and arteries that supply blood to the brain

cholesterol

fat-like substance that circulates in the blood

histopathology

the study of abnormal or diseased tissue

hypercholesterolemia

high blood cholesterol

hypertension

high blood pressure

intima

innermost layer of a blood vessel

lumen

a space in the interior of a tubular structure; in this case, the channel in an artery through which the blood flows

media

the middle layer of a blood vessel

morphometric analysis

the measurement of the form of organisms or their parts

patency

a state of being freely open

peripheral vascular disease

any disorder affecting blood flow through veins or arteries that are not close to the heart