atheroma /ath·er·o·ma/ (ath″er-o´mah) a mass or plaque of degenerated thickened arterial intima, occurring in atherosclerosis.
atheroma
atheroma [ath″er-o´mah]
atheroma (ath´
rō´m),
ath·er·o·ma ( th  -r  m)n. pl. ath·er·o·mas or ath·er·o·ma·ta (-m -t) A deposit or degenerative accumulation of lipid-containing plaques on the innermost layer of the wall of an artery. ath er·o·ma·tosis (-ts s) n.ath er·oma·tous (-r m-ts, -rm-) adj. |
atheroma
pl. atheromas, atheromata [ath′ərō′mə]
Etymology: Gk, athere, meal, oma, tumor
an abnormal mass of fat or lipids, as in a sebaceous cyst or in deposits in an arterial wall. atheromatous, adj.
atheroma [ath″er-o´mah]
an abnormal mass of fatty or lipid material with a fibrous covering, existing as a discrete, raised plaque within the intima of an artery. adj., adj atherom´atous.
atheroma (ath´
rō´m),n a fatty, fibrous deposit developing on the artery lining. Also called
atheromatous plaque.
atheromatous plaque.
atheroma
an abnormal mass of fatty or lipid material with a fibrous covering, existing as a discrete, raised plaque within the intima of an artery.
atheroma
Fatty deposits which lead to the formation of plaques in the blood vessels. See arteriosclerosis; Hollen-horst's plaques.
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