Atherosclerosis is a major cause of abdominal aortic aneurysm and is the most common kind of arteriosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries. This disease process can be seen in any blood vessel in the body and is the cause of coronary artery disease, stroke, and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) .
Definition of Osmia. : a cosmopolitan genus of solitary bees (family Megachilidae) including several that are important pollinators of economic plants.
In biology, Osmosis is defined as the diffusion of water across a cell membrane. This process accounts for many functions that maintain life. In relation to blood and plant cells, blood cells placed in pure distilled water will swell and burst, while plant cells remain turgid because the cell wall prevents bursting.