Atherosclerosis is
A. sustained, abnormally high blood pressure.
B. the heart's inability to maintain its regular pumping force.
C. the thickening of artery walls by deposits of fatty substances.
D. severe chest pain caused by insufficient blood supply to the heart.
C. the thickening of artery walls by deposits of fatty substances.
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