atheroma

[ ath-uh-roh-muh ]

/ ˌæθ əˈroʊ mə /

noun, plural ath·er·o·mas, ath·er·o·ma·ta [ath-uh-roh-muh-tuh]. /ˌæθ əˈroʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

a sebaceous cyst.

a mass of yellowish fatty and cellular material that forms in and beneath the inner lining of the arterial walls.

Origin of atheroma

1700–10; <New Latin, Latin: a tumor filled with gruellike matter <Greek athḗrōma, equivalent to athḗr(ē) gruel + -ōma-oma

OTHER WORDS FROM atheroma

ath·er·om·a·tous

[ath-uh-rom-uh-tuhs, -roh-muh-], /ˌæθ əˈrɒm ə təs, -ˈroʊ mə-/, adjective

Words nearby atheroma

athermanous, athero-, atheroembolism, atherogenesis, atherogenic, atheroma, atheromatous degeneration, atherosclerosis, Atherton, athetosis, A thing of beauty is a joy forever

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Example sentences from the Web for atheroma

Atheroma is common after middle life and increases in frequency with age.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 5|Various
Like the worm-aneurism itself, atheroma of the abdominal arteries arises from a circumscribed acute and subacute endo-arteritis.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold
Such dilatations are usually due to chronic endarteritis and atheroma.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture
It is a very common result of endocarditis extending into the aorta, which we find perhaps the most frequent seat of atheroma.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture

The average age was 53 years, and the aorta presented some degree of atheroma in half the cases.
The Lettsomian Lectures 1900-1901|J. Mitchell Bruce

British Dictionary definitions for atheroma

atheroma

/ (ˌæθəˈrəʊmə) /

noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)

pathol a fatty deposit on or within the inner lining of an artery, often causing an obstruction to the blood flow

Derived forms of atheroma

atheromatous (ˌæθəˈrɒmətəs, -ˈrəʊ-), adjective

Word Origin for atheroma

C18: via Latin from Greek athērōma tumour full of matter resembling gruel, from athēra gruel

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Medical definitions for atheroma

atheroma

[ ăth′ə-rō′mə ]

n. pl. ath•er•o•mas

A deposit or degenerative accumulation of lipid-containing plaques on the innermost layer of the wall of an artery.

Other words from atheroma

ath′er•o•ma•to′sis (-tō′sĭs) n.ath′er•om′a•tous (-rŏm′ə-təs, -rō′mə-) adj.

单词	atheroma
释义	atheroma [ ath-uh-roh-muh ] / ˌæθ əˈroʊ mə / noun, plural ath·er·o·mas, ath·er·o·ma·ta [ath-uh-roh-muh-tuh]. /ˌæθ əˈroʊ mə tə/. Pathology. a sebaceous cyst. a mass of yellowish fatty and cellular material that forms in and beneath the inner lining of the arterial walls. Origin of atheroma 1700–10; <New Latin, Latin: a tumor filled with gruellike matter <Greek athḗrōma, equivalent to athḗr(ē) gruel + -ōma-oma OTHER WORDS FROM atheroma ath·er·om·a·tous [ath-uh-rom-uh-tuhs, -roh-muh-], /ˌæθ əˈrɒm ə təs, -ˈroʊ mə-/, adjective Words nearby atheroma athermanous, athero-, atheroembolism, atherogenesis, atherogenic, atheroma, atheromatous degeneration, atherosclerosis, Atherton, athetosis, A thing of beauty is a joy forever Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for atheroma Atheroma is common after middle life and increases in frequency with age. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 5\|Various Like the worm-aneurism itself, atheroma of the abdominal arteries arises from a circumscribed acute and subacute endo-arteritis. Parasites\|T. Spencer Cobbold Such dilatations are usually due to chronic endarteritis and atheroma. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse\|United States Department of Agriculture It is a very common result of endocarditis extending into the aorta, which we find perhaps the most frequent seat of atheroma. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse\|United States Department of Agriculture The average age was 53 years, and the aorta presented some degree of atheroma in half the cases. The Lettsomian Lectures 1900-1901\|J. Mitchell Bruce British Dictionary definitions for atheroma atheroma / (ˌæθəˈrəʊmə) / noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə) pathol a fatty deposit on or within the inner lining of an artery, often causing an obstruction to the blood flow Derived forms of atheroma atheromatous (ˌæθəˈrɒmətəs, -ˈrəʊ-), adjective Word Origin for atheroma C18: via Latin from Greek athērōma tumour full of matter resembling gruel, from athēra gruel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for atheroma atheroma [ ăth′ə-rō′mə ] n. pl. ath•er•o•mas A deposit or degenerative accumulation of lipid-containing plaques on the innermost layer of the wall of an artery. Other words from atheroma ath′er•o•ma•to′sis (-tō′sĭs) n.ath′er•om′a•tous (-rŏm′ə-təs, -rō′mə-) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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