atheroma
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin athērōma (“tumor/mass full of gruel-like matter”), from Ancient Greek ἀθήρωμα (athḗrōma). By surface analysis, ather- + -oma.
Noun[edit]
atheroma (plural atheromas or atheromata)
- (pathology) An abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries.
- (pathology, obsolete) A kind of cyst on the scalp.
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Translations[edit]
abnormal fatty deposit
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