atherosclerosis
atherosclerosis
Definition
ath·ero·sclero·sis (at̸h′ər ō′sklə rō′sis)
ath′·ero′·sclerot′·ic (-rät′ik) adjective
atherosclerosis
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- prevent: The most important thing is to prevent atherosclerosis from developing.
- develop: Last update: 03 February 2005 QUESTION Why does having diabetes increase my risk of developing atherosclerosis?
- reduce: A combination of exercise and a spartan diet looked like a decent way to reduce atherosclerosis.
- promote: In addition to promoting systemic atherosclerosis, an elevation in lipid levels also may contribute to the development of glomerulosclerosis in chronic renal failure.
- include: Oxidative stress appears to be a significant underlying factor in the development of a wide array of diseases, including atherosclerosis and cancer.
- have: Cocaine users have significant atherosclerosis in their cerebral arteries.
Noun used with modifier
- limb: Lipid-lowering therapy in the treatment of lower limb atherosclerosis.
- artery: Another possible cause of brain infarction might be carotid artery atherosclerosis.
Adjective modifier
- carotid: Another possible cause of brain infarction might be carotid artery atherosclerosis.
- coronary: The effect of dietary omega-3 fatty acids on coronary atherosclerosis.
- accelerated: The bacteria were shown to spread via the bloodstream from the mouth to the major blood vessels where they caused accelerated atherosclerosis.
- early: Apart from high blood pressure and early atherosclerosis, which often lack symptoms, some form of pain is often frequent.
- human: Controlled trial of fish oil for regression of human coronary atherosclerosis.
- low: Lipid-lowering therapy in the treatment of lower limb atherosclerosis.
Modifies a noun
- progression: Intravascular ultrasound was used to evaluate the coronary atherosclerosis progression before and after 18 months of treatment.
- risk: The role of diet and exercise in the management of hyperinsulinemia and associated atherosclerosis risk factors.
- study: Relationship to cardiovascular risk factors: the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study.
Preposition: in
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