1. (Professions) a. a young foreigner, usually a girl, who undertakes housework in exchange for board and lodging, esp in order to learn the language. b. (as modifier): an au pair girl. 2. a young person who lives temporarily with a family abroad in exchange for a reciprocal arrangement with his or her own family.
Atherosclerotic Disease Heredity Mapped. Posted on June 17, 2013, 6 a.m. in Cardio-Vascular Genetics in Disease. People with a parent who has early atherosclerosis of the aorta have a significantly increased risk of developing the disease.
Atherosclerosis as a complication of other conditions: Other conditions that might have Atherosclerosis as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Atherosclerosis. Our database lists the following as having Atherosclerosis as a complication of that condition: Familial Hypercholesterolemia.