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atheroprone

atheroprone adjective: that makes one prone to atherosclerosis.

Adjective

atheroprone (comparative more atheroprone, superlative most atheroprone)

  1. That makes one prone to atherosclerosis
    • These observations are consistent with the hypothesis that asynchronous hemodynamics is atheroprone and indirectly indicate EC under asynchronous hemodynamics initiate an inflammatory state.2015 July 6, “The Interaction between Fluid Wall Shear Stress and Solid Circumferential Strain Affects Endothelial Gene Expression”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Antonyms of atheroprone

Forms of atheroprone

comparativemore atheroprone
superlativemost atheroprone

Origin of atheroprone

From athero- + prone.

Questions about atheroprone

What does atheroprone mean?
Atheroprone means that makes one prone to atherosclerosis.
What part of speech is atheroprone?
Atheroprone is an adjective.

Words near atheroprone in the dictionary

  1. atheromic
  2. atheronal
  3. atheronals
  4. atheroprogression
  5. atheroprogressive
  6. atheroprone
  7. atheroprotected
  8. atheroprotection
  9. atheroprotective
  10. atheroprotectiveness
  11. atheroresistant

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