Peripheral vascular disease
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| Peripheral vascular disease | |
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| Term | Peripheral vascular disease |
| Short definition | the narrowing of blood vessels in the legs or arms, causing pain and possibly tissue death (gangrene) as a result of a reduced flow of blood to areas supplied by the narrowed vessels |
| Type | Medical term |
| Specialty | General |
| Language | English |
| Source | AMA |
| Comments | |
Peripheral vascular disease (definition) the narrowing of blood vessels in the legs or arms, causing pain and possibly tissue death (gangrene) as a result of a reduced flow of blood to areas supplied by the narrowed vessels
==Peripheral vascular disease (overview)==