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.
As atherosclerosis is the commonest cause of arteriosclerosis, the two terms are often used interchangeably. Arteriosclerotic heart disease (ASHD), also called coronary artery disease (CAD) or coronary heart disease (CHD), refers to arteriosclerosis of heart or coronary arteries.he most common form of arteriosclerosis is atherosclerosis, in which fat, cholesterol and other substances build up on the inner walls of arteries and form hard structures called plaques or atheromas, which can restrict blood flow.