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atherotic

atherotic adjective: affected by atherosis; atherosclerotic.

Adjective

atherotic (not comparable)

  1. Affected by atherosis; atherosclerotic.

Origin of atherotic

From atherosis + -ic or ather- + -otic.

Words formed from atherotic

Questions about atherotic

What does atherotic mean?
Atherotic means affected by atherosis; atherosclerotic.
What part of speech is atherotic?
Atherotic is an adjective.

Words near atherotic in the dictionary

  1. atherothrombogenic
  2. atherothrombogenicity
  3. atherothromboses
  4. atherothrombosis
  5. atherothrombotic
  6. atherotic
  7. Atherstone
  8. Atherton
  9. Atherton ctenotus
  10. Atherton ctenotuses
  11. Athertonian

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