atheroma
Americannoun
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atheromas,
plural
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atheromata
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a sebaceous cyst.
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a mass of yellowish fatty and cellular material that forms in and beneath the inner lining of the arterial walls.
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Origin of atheroma
1700–10; < New Latin, Latin: a tumor filled with gruellike matter < Greek athḗrōma, equivalent to athḗr ( ē ) gruel + -ōma -oma
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Simple atheroma must not be confused with the lesions of arteriosclerosis.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield
It is not applicable to cases in which there is such a degree of atheroma as would interfere with the successful ligation of the artery.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
To this stage in the process the term atheroma is applied.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
Arteriosclerosis frequently reaches a stage when the blood pressure is low, and with atheroma of the arteries of the arms a true blood pressure is difficult to obtain.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne
Such dilatations are usually due to chronic endarteritis and atheroma.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
Then a week later he removed the atheromas that were causing the sharp pain in Key's legs.
From Time Magazine Archive
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