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proatherosclerotic en · ADJ

Etymology

From pro- + atherosclerotic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) 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: