how to pronounce atherosclerosis

/ˌæθɚoʊsklɚˈoʊsɪs/

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atherosclerosis is pronounced in six syllables

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An example use of atherosclerosis in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… that it causes atherosclerosis so that …”

meanings of atherosclerosis

noun:

The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood vessels caused by plaques (accumulations of fatty deposits, usually cholesterol).

atherosclerosis frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word atherosclerosis occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.