atheroma

[ ath-uh-roh-muh ]

/ ˌæθ əˈroʊ mə /

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.

Words nearby atheroma

athermanous, athero-, atheroembolism, atherogenesis, atherogenic, atheroma, atheromatous degeneration, atherosclerosis, atherton, athetosis, athirst

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-tuh s, -roh-muh-] /ˌæθ əˈrɒm ə təs, -ˈroʊ mə-/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for atheromatous

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
Hauser91 found an aneurismal dilatation of an atheromatous and thrombosed arterial twig in the floor of a recent ulcer.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Thrombosis is favored, and where atheromatous ulcers are formed, embolism is to be feared.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield

The patient was an atheromatous subject, with cardiac hypertrophy, bronchitis, and emphysema.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne

British Dictionary definitions for atheromatous

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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Medicine definitions for atheromatous

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.