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Sportsfan2111

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on: May 11, 2019
A weakened and ballooned artery is called a(n):
◦ phlebitis
◦ atherosclerosis
◦ arteriosclerosis
◦ aneurysm
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Reply #1 on: May 11, 2019
aneurysm


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