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atheroprotective

atheroprotective adjective: that protects against the formation of atherosclerosis.

Adjective

atheroprotective (comparative more atheroprotective, superlative most atheroprotective)

  1. That protects against the formation of atherosclerosis

Forms of atheroprotective

comparativemore atheroprotective
superlativemost atheroprotective

Origin of atheroprotective

From athero- + protective.

Questions about atheroprotective

What does atheroprotective mean?
Atheroprotective means that protects against the formation of atherosclerosis.
What part of speech is atheroprotective?
Atheroprotective is an adjective.

Words near atheroprotective in the dictionary

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

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