A disease characterized by an abnormal hardening of the arteries is called:
A) cardiomegaly.
B) aortomalacia.
C) arteriosclerosis.
D) aortopathy.
E) arteriospasm.

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Arteriosclerosis is the condition of abnormal hardening of the arteries. Cardiomegaly refers to an enlarged heart, aortomalacia refers to softening of the aorta, aortopathy is a general term for diseases of the aorta, and arteriospasm is a sudden constriction of an artery.

A Disease Characterized by an Abnormal Hardening of the Arteries