Thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of muscular ARTERIES due to calcification of the TUNICA MEDIA, the concentric layers of helically arranged SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS.
Also Known As:
Medial Calcific Sclerosis; Monckeberg's Medial Calcific Sclerosis; Monckeberg's Sclerosis; Mönckeberg Medial Calcific Sclerosis; Mönckeberg's Medial Calcific Sclerosis; Mönckeberg's Sclerosis; Sclerosis, Monckeberg Medial Calcific; Sclerosis, Mönckeberg Medial Calcific; Calcific Scleroses, Medial; Calcific Sclerosis, Medial; Medial Calcific Scleroses; Monckeberg Sclerosis; Monckebergs Sclerosis; Mönckeberg Sclerosis; Mönckebergs Sclerosis; Scleroses, Medial Calcific; Sclerosis, Medial Calcific; Sclerosis, Monckeberg's; Sclerosis, Mönckeberg's