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atherosclerotic

atherosclerotic adjective: of, pertaining to, or afflicted with atherosclerosis.

Adjective

atherosclerotic (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with atherosclerosis.
    • Orificial atherosclerotic lesions are much less likely to respond to balloon dilation alone because they are essentially composed of aortic plaque, which cannot be effectively cracked and remodeled in a durable manner by a balloon alone.2007, Courtney M. Townsend, Sabiston Textbook of Surgery

Origin of atherosclerotic

From athero- + sclerotic.

Words formed from atherosclerotic

Questions about atherosclerotic

What does atherosclerotic mean?
Atherosclerotic means of, pertaining to, or afflicted with atherosclerosis.
What part of speech is atherosclerotic?
Atherosclerotic is an adjective.

Words near atherosclerotic in the dictionary

  1. atherosclerogenesis
  2. atherosclerogenic
  3. atheroscleroma
  4. atheroscleroses
  5. atherosclerosis
  6. atherosclerotic
  7. atherosclerotically
  8. atheroses
  9. atherosis
  10. atherospermataceous
  11. atherospermidine

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