atheroma

atheroma /ath·er·o·ma/ (ath″er-o´mah) a mass or plaque of degenerated thickened arterial intima, occurring in atherosclerosis.

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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.

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ather·o·ma·tosis (-tss) n.

ather·oma·tous (-rm-ts, -rm-) adj.

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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.

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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.

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atheroma (ath´rō´m),

n a fatty, fibrous deposit developing on the artery lining. Also called
atheromatous plaque.

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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.

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atheroma 

Fatty deposits which lead to the formation of plaques in the blood vessels. See arteriosclerosis; Hollen-horst's plaques.