Proatherosclerotic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That leads to atherosclerosis not-comparable

    "Generated by ACE, angiotensin II (Ang II) is a powerful vasoconstrictor and a potential proatherosclerotic endogenous compound[17 ]."

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"Generated by ACE, angiotensin II (Ang II) is a powerful vasoconstrictor and a potential proatherosclerotic endogenous compound[17 ]."

Etymology

From pro- + atherosclerotic.

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