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atheroma Definition


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atheroma
noun
    atheromas, atheromata
    1. pathol.
      In atherosclerosis: a fatty deposit that develops on the inner surface of an artery wall.
Etymology: 19c; 18c in obsolete sense meaning ‘a cyst filled with a porridge-like substance': from Greek athere gruel + -oma.



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