atheroman.
/aθəˈrəʊmə/ Pathology.
1. An encysted tumour containing matter resembling oatmeal-gruel or curds.
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wenc1000
crop1599
steatoma1599
hydatid1683
atheroma1706
cyst1731
sac1802
hygroma1813
galactocele1850
dacryops1857
ovule of Naboth1857
hydatid of Morgagni1858
thrombocyst1860
monocyst1869
cystoid1872
cystoma1876
sarcocyst1892
Baker's cyst1893
milk thrombus1895
sweat-cyst1898
tubulocystc1900
sweat vesicle1901
seroma1919
macrocyst1953
macrocyst1980
1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Atheroma..does not cause Pain, nor change the Colour of the Skin.
2. Fatty degeneration of the arterial coats.
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hardening1831
arteriosclerosis1860
atheroma1875
atherosclerosis1904
1875 H. Walton Pract. Treat. Dis. Eye (ed. 3) 94 The ophthalmic artery was found to have undergone atheroma.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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