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atheroma
[ ath-uh-roh-muh ]
noun
, Pathology.
, plural ath·er·o·mas, ath·er·o·ma·ta [ath-, uh, -, roh, -m, uh, -t, uh].
- a sebaceous cyst.
- a mass of yellowish fatty and cellular material that forms in and beneath the inner lining of the arterial walls.
atheroma
/ ˌæθəˈrəʊmə; -ˈrəʊ-; ˌæθəˈrɒmətəs /
noun
- 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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Derived Forms
- atheromatous, adjective
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Other Words From
- ath·er·om·a·tous [ath-, uh, -, rom, -, uh, -t, uh, s, -, roh, -m, uh, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of atheroma1
C18: via Latin from Greek athērōma tumour full of matter resembling gruel, from athēra gruel
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Example Sentences
It has been assigned as one of the causes of early atheroma and of angina pectoris.
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As a rule atheroma in the cerebral vessels is but a part of a general atheroma of all the arteries of the body.
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Thus there appears to be more liability to atheroma in the gross corpulent diabetic even than in the gouty man.
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The average age was 53 years, and the aorta presented some degree of atheroma in half the cases.
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Shows atheroma (fatty degeneration) of the aorta, irregular heart-action, hypertrophy and enlargement of the heart.
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