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atherogenic

atherogenic adjective: that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis.

Adjective

atherogenic (comparative more atherogenic, superlative most atherogenic)

  1. that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis

Forms of atherogenic

comparativemore atherogenic
superlativemost atherogenic

Origin of atherogenic

From athero- + -genic.

Words formed from atherogenic

Questions about atherogenic

What does atherogenic mean?
Atherogenic means that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis.
What part of speech is atherogenic?
Atherogenic is an adjective.

Words near atherogenic in the dictionary

  1. atheroembolisms
  2. atheroembolus
  3. atherogeneses
  4. atherogenesis
  5. atherogenetic
  6. atherogenic
  7. atherogenicity
  8. atheroid
  9. atheroma
  10. atheromas
  11. atheromasia

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