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 can cause narrowing of any of the arteries throughout the body. This narrowing or occlusion is called stenosis, and can occur in the arteries in the (the legs), or more infrequently in the arms. When it occurs in the legs and feet, it causes a disease known as lower extremity arterial occlusive disease.