arteriosclerotic

English

Etymology

arterio- +‎ sclerotic

Adjective

arteriosclerotic (comparative more arteriosclerotic, superlative most arteriosclerotic)

(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or caused by arteriosclerosis

Derived terms

Translations

pertaining to arteriosclerosis

Catalan: arterioscleròtic (ca)
Italian: arteriosclerotico
Polish: arteriosklerotyczny (pl), miażdżycowy (pl)
Portuguese: arteriosclerótico, arterioesclerótico
Russian: артериосклеротический (ru) (arteriosklerotičeskij)
Swedish: arteriosklerotisk, åderförkalkad (sv)

Noun

arteriosclerotic (plural arteriosclerotics)

A person suffering from arteriosclerosis.
- 2009, General Aspects: Colloquia on Ageing:
  Halo and Banga have recently indicated (1953) that the elastase content of the pancreas of human arteriosclerotics is substantially less than normal.

Interlingua

Adjective

arteriosclerotic (not comparable)

arteriosclerotic

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