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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 (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.
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