( ( In atherosclerosis ) ( , ( ( deposits ( of plaque ) ) ( ( ( ( ( build up ) ( along ( ( the ( inner walls ) ) ( of ( ( ( large and ) medium-sized ) arteries ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( causing ( ( thickening ( , ( hardening ( , ( and loss ) ) ) ) ) ( of ( elasticity ( of ( ( ( artery walls ) and ) ( decreased ( blood flow ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (NNS atherosclerosis))) (, ,) (NP (NP (NNS deposits)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN plaque)))) (VP (VBP build) (PRT (RP up)) (PP (IN along) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ inner) (NNS walls)) (PP (IN of) (NP (ADJP (JJ large) (CC and) (JJ medium-sized)) (NNS arteries))))) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG causing) (NP (NP (NN thickening) (, ,) (NN hardening) (, ,) (CC and) (NN loss)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NN elasticity)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NN artery) (NNS walls)) (CC and) (NP (VBN decreased) (NN blood) (NN flow)))))))))) (. .)))
In atherosclerosis, deposits of plaque build up along the inner walls of large and medium-sized arteries, causing thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of artery walls and decreased blood flow.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (NNS atherosclerosis))) (, ,) (NP (NP (NN thickening)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ arterial) (NN wall)) (ADJP (JJ due) (PP (TO to) (NP (NN plaque) (NN formation))))))) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB restrict) (NP (NN blood) (NN flow)) (PP (IN through) (NP (DT the) (NN artery))))) (. .)))