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ATHEROGENESIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does atherogenesis mean?
• ATHEROGENESIS (noun)
The noun ATHEROGENESIS has 1 sense:
1. the formation of atheromas on the walls of the arteries as in atherosclerosis
Familiarity information: ATHEROGENESIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The formation of atheromas on the walls of the arteries as in atherosclerosis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("atherogenesis" is a kind of...):
pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)
Context examples
Blocking LDL oxidation may also protect against atherogenesis, and may be the mechanism by which antioxidants such as vitamin E are proposed to reduce heart disease.
(LDL Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
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