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atheroembolism

atheroembolism noun: cholesterol embolism.

Noun

atheroembolism (countable and uncountable, plural atheroembolisms)

  1. Cholesterol embolism

Forms of atheroembolism

pluralatheroembolisms

Origin of atheroembolism

From athero- + embolism.

Questions about atheroembolism

What does atheroembolism mean?
Atheroembolism means cholesterol embolism.
What part of speech is atheroembolism?
Atheroembolism is a noun.
What is the plural of atheroembolism?
The plural of atheroembolism is atheroembolisms.

Words near atheroembolism in the dictionary

  1. atheroablation
  2. atheroablative
  3. atherodegenerative
  4. atheroemboli
  5. atheroembolic
  6. atheroembolism
  7. atheroembolisms
  8. atheroembolus
  9. atherogeneses
  10. atherogenesis
  11. atherogenetic

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