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atheroma
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atheroma /ath·er·o·ma/ (ath″er-o´mah) a mass or plaque of degenerated thickened arterial intima, occurring in atherosclerosis.
ath·er·o·ma (th-rm)
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.
ather·o·ma·tosis (-tss) n.
ather·oma·tous (-rm-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´rō´m),
n a fatty, fibrous deposit developing on the artery lining. Also called
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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