arteriosclerotic

English

Etymology

From arterio- +‎ sclerotic.

Adjective

arteriosclerotic (comparative more arteriosclerotic, superlative most arteriosclerotic)

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

Derived terms

• antiarteriosclerotic
• nonarteriosclerotic

 

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)

1. 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)

1. arteriosclerotic