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atheroma
[ath-uh-roh-muh]
noun
plural
atheromas, atheromataa 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
Other Word Forms
- atheromatous adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of atheroma1
Example Sentences
It has been met with in cases of cardiac dilatation, aortic atheroma, cerebral hemorrhage, tubercular meningitis, and ur�mia.
Simple atheroma must not be confused with the lesions of arteriosclerosis.
In an early clinical study of human atheroma specimens from four patients, we found that ICG colocalized with plaque macrophages and lipids.
It is a very common result of endocarditis extending into the aorta, which we find perhaps the most frequent seat of atheroma.
To this stage in the process the term atheroma is applied.
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