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atheroma
[ ath-uh-roh-muh ]
noun
Pathology.
plural atheromas, atheromata
- a sebaceous cyst.
- a mass of yellowish fatty and cellular material that forms in and beneath the inner lining of the arterial walls.
atheroma
/ ˌæθəˈrəʊmə; -ˈrəʊ-; ˌæθəˈrɒmətəs /
noun
- pathol a fatty deposit on or within the inner lining of an artery, often causing an obstruction to the blood flow
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Derived Forms
- atheromatous, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²¹³Ù³ó·±ð°ù·´Ç³¾Â·²¹Â·³Ù´Ç³Ü²õ [ath-, uh, -, rom, -, uh, -t, uh, s, -, roh, -m, uh, -], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of atheroma1
C18: via Latin from Greek athŧrÅma tumour full of matter resembling gruel, from athŧra gruel
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Example Sentences
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It has been met with in cases of cardiac dilatation, aortic atheroma, cerebral hemorrhage, tubercular meningitis, and ur�mia.
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Simple atheroma must not be confused with the lesions of arteriosclerosis.
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In an early clinical study of human atheroma specimens from four patients, we found that ICG colocalized with plaque macrophages and lipids.
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It is a very common result of endocarditis extending into the aorta, which we find perhaps the most frequent seat of atheroma.
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To this stage in the process the term atheroma is applied.
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