atheroma

[ ath-uh-roh-muh ]

/ ˌæθ əˈroʊ mə /

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noun, plural ath·er·o·mas, ath·er·o·ma·ta

[ath-uh-roh-muh-tuh]. /ˌæθ əˈroʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

a sebaceous cyst.

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

OTHER WORDS FROM atheroma

ath·er·om·a·tous

[ath-uh-rom-uh-tuhs, -roh-muh-], /ˌæθ əˈrɒm ə təs, -ˈroʊ mə-/, adjective

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How to use atheroma in a sentence

The patient was an atheromatous subject, with cardiac hypertrophy, bronchitis, and emphysema.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne
Can the atheromatous process be influenced with equal or with any success?
The Lettsomian Lectures 1900-1901|J. Mitchell Bruce
There was extensive hemorrhage into the brain, as shown by postmortem examination, the cerebral vessels being atheromatous.
The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women|Frederic Rowland Marvin
The wall of the aneurism is atheromatous, or calcified; the middle coat may be atrophied.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture

These "abscesses" are frequent and in rupturing leave open ulcers with smooth bases, the atheromatous ulcer.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield

British Dictionary definitions for atheroma

atheroma

/ (ˌæθəˈrəʊmə) /

noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)

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

Derived forms of atheroma

atheromatous (ˌæθəˈrɒmətəs, -ˈrəʊ-), adjective

Word Origin for atheroma

C18: via Latin from Greek athērōma tumour full of matter resembling gruel, from athēra gruel

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Medical definitions for atheroma

atheroma

[ ăth′ə-rō′mə ]

n. pl. ath•er•o•mas

A deposit or degenerative accumulation of lipid-containing plaques on the innermost layer of the wall of an artery.

Other words from atheroma

ath′er•o•ma•to′sis (-tō′sĭs) n.ath′er•om′a•tous (-rŏm′ə-təs, -rō′mə-) adj.