ath·er·o·ma
(ăth′ə-rō′mə)n. pl. ath·er·o·mas or
ath·er·o·ma·ta (-mə-tə) A lipid-containing lesion that forms on the innermost layer of the wall of an artery in atherosclerosis; a plaque.
[Latin athērōma, tumor full of pus that is like gruel, from Greek, from athēra, gruel, variant of atharē, gruel, perhaps of Egyptian origin, or perhaps from an Indo-European adstrate source akin to Hittite ḫattar, a kind of grain or pulse, and Latin ador, emmer.]
ath′er·o·ma·to′sis (-tō′sĭs) n.
ath′er·om′a·tous (-rŏm′ə-təs, -rō′mə-) adj.
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atheroma
(ˌæθəˈrəʊmə) n,
pl -mas or -mata (
-mətə)
(Pathology) pathol a fatty deposit on or within the inner lining of an artery, often causing an obstruction to the blood flow
[C18: via Latin from Greek athērōma tumour full of matter resembling gruel, from athēra gruel]
atheromatous adj
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ath•er•o•ma
(ˌæθ əˈroʊ mə)
n., pl. -mas, -ma•ta (-mə tə) 1. a sebaceous cyst.
2. an abnormal deposition of plaque and fibrous matter on the inner wall of an artery.
[1700–10; < New Latin, Latin: a tumor filled with gruellike matter < Greek
athḗrōma=
athḗr(ē) gruel +
-ōma -oma]
ath`er•om′a•tous (-ˈrɒm ə təs, -ˈroʊ mə-) adj.
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