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proatherosclerotic

proatherosclerotic adjective: that leads to atherosclerosis.

Adjective

proatherosclerotic (not comparable)

  1. That leads to atherosclerosis
    • Generated by ACE, angiotensin II (Ang II) is a powerful vasoconstrictor and a potential proatherosclerotic endogenous compound[17 ].2015 December 29, “Interactions among Candidate Genes Selected by Meta-Analyses Resulting in Higher Risk of Ischemic Stroke in a Chinese Population”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of proatherosclerotic

From pro- + atherosclerotic.

Questions about proatherosclerotic

What does proatherosclerotic mean?
Proatherosclerotic means that leads to atherosclerosis.
What part of speech is proatherosclerotic?
Proatherosclerotic is an adjective.

Words near proatherosclerotic in the dictionary

  1. proasthmatic
  2. proastrocytic
  3. proatherogenic
  4. proatheroma
  5. proatherosclerosis
  6. proatherosclerotic
  7. proatherothrombogenic
  8. proatherothrombotic
  9. proatlas
  10. proatlases
  11. proats

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