Arterienverkalkung
German, noun[aʁˈteːʁiənfɛɐ̯ˌkalkʊŋ]
Arterienverkalkung is a German feminine noun meaning “arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “krankhafte Einlagerung von Cholesterinester und anderen Fetten in die innere Wandschicht arterieller…”.
What does Arterienverkalkung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininearteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. krankhafte Einlagerung von Cholesterinester und anderen Fetten in die innere Wandschicht arterieller Blutgefäße
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Arterienverkalkung
- Arterienverkalkungen nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Arterienverkalkung?
- [aʁˈteːʁiənfɛɐ̯ˌkalkʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Arterienverkalkung in German?
Arterienverkalkung appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).