atheroprone

English

Etymology

From athero- +‎ prone.

Adjective

atheroprone (comparative more atheroprone, superlative most atheroprone)

  1. That makes one prone to atherosclerosis
    • 2015 July 6, “The Interaction between Fluid Wall Shear Stress and Solid Circumferential Strain Affects Endothelial Gene Expression”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      These observations are consistent with the hypothesis that asynchronous hemodynamics is atheroprone and indirectly indicate EC under asynchronous hemodynamics initiate an inflammatory state.

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