atheroscleroticadj.n.
/ˌaθ(ə)rəʊsklᵻˈrɒtɪk/, U.S. /ˌæθəˌroʊskləˈrɑdɪk/ Medicine.
A. adj.
Characteristic of or relating to atherosclerosis; affected with atherosclerosis.
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atheromatous1877
arteriosclerotic1881
atherosclerotic1908
1908 Amer. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 136 254 They appear to demonstrate the effects of toxins of various kinds upon the development of atherosclerotic lesions in the rabbit.
1949 H. W. C. Vines Green's Man. Pathol. (ed. 17) xxxviii. 1086 Not infrequently these athero-sclerotic changes lead to rupture of one of the affected vessels,..so that massive hæmorrhage results.
1962 Lancet 28 Apr. 889/2 Most aneurysms of the abdominal aorta are probably a result of the atherosclerotic and degenerative changes in the media of the vessel wall.
1998 Economist 21 Mar. 126/1 Using antibiotics to treat an atherosclerotic patient who has had one heart attack reduces the risk of his suffering a second.
B. n.
A person affected with atherosclerosis.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > vascular disorders > [noun] > arteriosclerosis > person
arteriosclerotic1905
atherosclerotic1932
1932 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 17 414/2 The importance of insulin in maintaining nutrition in non-diabetic atherosclerotics was impressed on me by Case iii.
1982 ‘J. Gash’ Spend Game xvi. 156 I got to work, skillfully nudging Elspeth's attention off her list of atherosclerotics.
2001 Progr. Retinal & Eye Res. 20 602/2 Although atherosclerotic lesions are confined to arteries, abnormal endothelial function is also seen in microcirculation in atherosclerotics.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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