atherogenesis
noun
atherogenesis is spelled A-T-H-E-R-O-G-E-N-E-S-I-S: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, atherogenesis means “The formation of atheromas, especially on the walls of the arteries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of atherogenesis is atherogeneses.
How many letters and syllables are in atherogenesis?
| Letters | 13: A-T-H-E-R-O-G-E-N-E-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is atherogenesis?
Atherogenesis appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of atherogenesis
- atherogeneses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does atherogenesis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The formation of atheromas, especially on the walls of the arteries
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does atherogenesis come from?
From athero- + -genesis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).