Jijiyoyin sclerosis, wanda kuma aka sani da atherosclerosis, yanayi ne na likita wanda ke nuna tarin tarin kitse, cholesterol, da sauran abubuwa a cikin bangon arteries, wanda ke haifar da taurare da kunkuntar wadannan hanyoyin jini. Wannan na iya haifar da raguwar kwararar jini zuwa gabobin jiki da kyallen takarda a ko'ina cikin jiki, yana ƙara haɗarin rikice-rikice masu tsanani kamar ciwon zuciya, bugun jini, da cututtukan jijiya na gefe. Kalmar “Arterial” tana nufin arteries, waɗanda su ne magudanar jini waɗanda ke ɗauke da jini mai iskar oxygen daga zuciya zuwa sauran sassan jiki da gabobin jiki.