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atheroprotected

atheroprotected adjective: protected against atherosclerosis.

Adjective

atheroprotected (not comparable)

  1. Protected against atherosclerosis.
    • Thus, endothelial expression of AQP1 characterizes the atheroprotected, non-inflamed vessel wall.2015 December 31, “Expression of Nitric Oxide-Transporting Aquaporin-1 Is Controlled by KLF2 and Marks Non-Activated Endothelium In Vivo”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of atheroprotected

From athero- + protected.

Questions about atheroprotected

What does atheroprotected mean?
Atheroprotected means protected against atherosclerosis.
What part of speech is atheroprotected?
Atheroprotected is an adjective.

Words near atheroprotected in the dictionary

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

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