Meanings
adjectiveatherosclerotic (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, pertaining to, or afflicted with atherosclerosis.
Orificial atherosclerotic lesions are much less likely to respond to balloon dilation alone because they are essentially composed of aortic plaque, which cannot be effectively cracked and remodeled in a durable manner by a balloon alone.
2007, Courtney M. Townsend, Sabiston Textbook of Surgery
Origin
- Englishathero-
- Englishscler(a)
- Englishsclerotic
- Englishatherosclerotic
Translations
Czech aterosklerotický
- aterosklerotickýof or pertaining to atherosclerosis
French athérosclérosique
- athérosclérosiqueof or pertaining to atherosclerosis
Greek αθηροσκληρωτικός
- αθηροσκληρωτικός (athirosklirotikós)of or pertaining to atherosclerosis
Irish aitéiriscléaróiseach
- aitéiriscléaróiseachof or pertaining to atherosclerosis
Italian aterosclerotico
- ateroscleroticoof or pertaining to atherosclerosis
Portuguese aterosclerótico
- ateroscleróticoof or pertaining to atherosclerosis
Russian атеросклероти́ческий
- атеросклероти́ческий (aterosklerotíčeskij)of or pertaining to atherosclerosis
Spanish aterosclerótico
- ateroscleróticoof or pertaining to atherosclerosis
Ukrainian атеросклероти́чний
- атеросклероти́чний (aterosklerotýčnyj)of or pertaining to atherosclerosis
Cite this entry
APA
atherosclerotic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atherosclerotic
MLA
“atherosclerotic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atherosclerotic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atherosclerotic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atherosclerotic.
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