atheroma
noun
a sebaceous cyst.
atheromatous
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a word derived from
atheroma.
Example Sentences
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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
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 Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
It is most frequently found in the arteries, although the veins may develop an atheromatous condition when exposed to any source of prolonged irritation.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
Thrombosis is favored, and where atheromatous ulcers are formed, embolism is to be feared.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield
