Break down the medical word into its word parts, and give the meaning of each word part. Then, give the definition of the medical word.
Cerebral atherosclerosis
Definition:
Combining form and definition:
Suffix and definition:
Definition: Vascular disease affecting the arteries supplying the brain, which gradually close due to accumulation of fatty plaques
Combining form and definition: cerebr/o, “brain”; ather/o, “fatty plaque”; scler/o, “hard”
Suffix and definition: -al, pertaining to; -osis, “condition”
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