John Maclean, award-winning author of three previous books on wildfire disasters, has written another, a book on the Esperanza Fire; it's been published by Counterpoint Press of Berkeley, California.
Atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, is a condition in which plaque builds up inside the arteries. Plaque is made of cholesterol, fatty substances, cellular waste products, calcium and fibrin (a clotting material in the blood).
The meaning of the medical term atherosclerosis is: hardening of fatty plaque (deposited on the arterial wall); Atherosclerosis is a common arterial disorder in which deposits of yellowish plaques of cholesterol, lipids, and cellular debris are formed in the walls of arteries.he meaning of the medical term atherosclerosis is: hardening of fatty plaque (deposited on the arterial wall); Atherosclerosis is a common arterial disorder in which deposits of yellowish plaques of cholesterol, lipids, and cellular debris are formed in the walls of arteries.