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-tuh s, -roh-muh-] /ˌæθ əˈrɒm ə təs, -ˈroʊ mə-/, adjective

Words nearby atheroma

athermanous, athero-, atheroembolism, atherogenesis, atherogenic, atheroma, atheromatous degeneration, atherosclerosis, atherton, athetosis, athirst

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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

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.