ATHEROGENIC


Meaning of ATHEROGENIC in English

[ ˌaθərə(ʊ)'dʒɛnɪk ]

■ adjective Physiology tending to promote the formation of fatty plaques in the arteries.

Derivatives

atherogenesis noun

Origin

1950s: from atheroma + -genic .

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