atherogenic

[ ath-uh-roh-jen-ik ]

adjectivePathology.
  1. capable of producing atheromatous plaques in arteries.

Origin of atherogenic

1
First recorded in 1950–55; athero- + -genic

Words Nearby atherogenic

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British Dictionary definitions for atherogenic

atherogenic

/ (ˌæθərəʊˈdʒɛnɪk) /


adjective
  1. causing atheroma

Derived forms of atherogenic

  • atherogenesis, noun

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