Arteriosclerosis obliterans wani yanayi ne na likita wanda ke da kunkuntar da taurin arteries, wanda ke haifar da raguwar kwararar jini zuwa yankin da abin ya shafa. Kalmar “arteriosclerosis” tana nufin kauri da taurin bangon arteries, yayin da “obliterans” na nufin cikakkar toshewa ko rufewar jijiya. A hade, arteriosclerosis obliterans yana nufin kunkuntar da toshewar arteries saboda gina plaque da taurin bangon jijiya. Wannan yanayin ya fi shafar jijiyoyin ƙafafu kuma yana iya haifar da ciwo, raɗaɗi, da wahalar tafiya.