Definition of Atherosclerotic

1. Adjective. Of or relating to atherosclerosis.

Partainyms: Atherosclerosis
Derivative terms: Atherosclerosis

Definition of Atherosclerotic

1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with atherosclerosis ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Atherosclerotic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Atherosclerotic

1. Relating to or characterised by atherosclerosis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Atherosclerotic

atheroid
atheroma
atheroma embolism
atheromas
atheromata
atheromatic
atheromatosis
atheromatous
atheromatous degeneration
atheromatous plaque
atheroprotective
atherosclerogenesis
atherosclerogenic
atheroscleroses
atheroses
atherosis
atherothromboses
athetise
athetised
athetises
athetize
athetized
athetizes

Literary usage of Atherosclerotic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Monographic Medicine by William Robie Patten Emerson, Guido Guerrini, William Brown, Wendell Christopher Phillips, John Whitridge Williams, John Appleton Swett, Hans Günther, Mario Mariotti, Hugh Grant Rowell (1916)
"(c) The Focal Form of atherosclerotic Nephropathy (Senile atherosclerotic Kidney of Ziegler) Nature, Etiology and Pathogenesis.—Here we have to deal with ..."

2. Contributions to Medical and Biological Research by William Osler (1919)
"Without discussion here as to the nature of the atherosclerotic process, or as to the sequence of events in its development, I shall, for the purpose of the ..."

3. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"The His bundle is frequently involved in the atherosclerotic cardi- opathy, the lesions revealing themselves by delay of conduction (or by partial or ..."

4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Noninvasive duplex scanning of carotid artery atherosclerotic plaque was performed in 286 consecutive patients referred to a cerebrovascular diagnostic ..."

5. Second Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of ...by Scott M. Grundy by Scott M. Grundy (1997)
"CHD and Other atherosclerotic Diseases as Risk Indicators Patients with established CHD or clinical atherosclerotic disease of the aorta, arteries to the ..."

6. The Ftc Cigarette Test Method for Determining Tar, Nicotine & Carbon edited by Donald R. Shopland (1997)
"atherosclerotic Cigarette smoking is a major contributing cause to CHD, stroke, CARDIOVASCULAR and other atherosclerotic diseases of the circulatory system ..."

7. Reducing the Health Consequences of Smoking: 25 Years of Progress: A Report by DIANE Publishing Company, C. Everett Koop, M.D. (1995)
"atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease Lower extremity arterial vascular ... Cigarette smoking is directly related to the extent of atherosclerotic ..."

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