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adj
Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with atherosclerosis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adjective
of or relating to atherosclerosis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree English athero- English scler(a) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek -ωτικός (-ōtikós)der. Latin -ōticusder. French -otiquebor. English -otic English sclerotic English atherosclerotic From athero- + sclerotic.
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