atheroma

American  

[ath-uh-roh-muh] / ˌæθ əˈroʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

atheromas, plural atheromata plural

1. a sebaceous cyst.

2. a mass of yellowish fatty and cellular material that forms in and beneath the inner lining of the arterial walls.

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atheroma British  

/ ˌæθəˈrəʊmə, -ˈrəʊ-, ˌæθəˈrɒmətəs /

noun

1. pathol a fatty deposit on or within the inner lining of an artery, often causing an obstruction to the blood flow

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• atheromatous
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• atheromas
  plural
• atheromata
  plural

Etymology

Origin of atheroma

1700–10; < New Latin, Latin: a tumor filled with gruellike matter < Greek athḗrōma, equivalent to athḗr ( ē ) gruel + -ōma -oma

Example Sentences

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He did not know it but the arteries leading to his legs were clogged with a fatty cholesterol-like substance�what physicians call an atheroma.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is a very common result of endocarditis extending into the aorta, which we find perhaps the most frequent seat of atheroma.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

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 Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

It may follow acute endocarditis, but it most frequently follows chronic endocarditis or atheroma, in which the aortic valves become thickened and more or less rigid; this condition most frequently occurs in men.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

There was a mild coronary atheroma and slight mitral valve edge thickening.

From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various

Then a week later he removed the atheromas that were causing the sharp pain in Key's legs.

From Time Magazine Archive