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It may be enough to ream out the atheromatous stuff from inside the artery.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the basis of early research, scientists assumed that the cholesterol found in mushy, atheromatous deposits in diseased coronary arteries came from the cholesterol consumed in foodstuffs.

From Time Magazine Archive

Guinea pigs which were fed indol in small doses by the mouth over a long period showed atheromatous degeneration of the aorta.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall

As early as June, 1868, it became apparent that the sinking, if carried on at all, would have to be protected by some atheromatous or adiathermic covering.

From Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. by Rhodes, W. H. (William Henry)

Chitten removed a dermoid from the sternum of a female of thirty-nine, the cyst containing 11 ounces of atheromatous material.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)