动脉硬化

動脈硬化

dòngmài yìnghuà

noun #42,390

Meanings

HSK 7-9

长期高血压会导致动脉硬化。

Chángqī gāoxuèyā huì dǎozhì dòngmài yìnghuà.

Chronic high blood pressure can lead to arteriosclerosis.

HSK 7-9

医生建议他控制饮食以预防动脉硬化。

Yīshēng jiànyì tā kòngzhì yǐnshí yǐ yùfáng dòngmài yìnghuà.

The doctor advised him to control his diet to prevent arteriosclerosis.

memory

Literally 'artery + harden + -ify' - the arteries (动脉) undergoing hardening (硬化). The same 硬化 also appears in 肝硬化 (cirrhosis, liver hardening).

动 dòng

脉 mài

硬 yìng

化 huà