atheroma
English
Etymology
From Latin athērōma (“tumor/mass full of gruel-like matter”), from Ancient Greek ἀθήρωμα (athḗrōma); surface analysis, ather- + -oma.
Noun
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.
Synonyms
- plaque
- atherosis
Derived terms
- atheromasia
- atheromatic
- atheromatosis
- atheromatous
- atheromic
- fibroatheroma
- microatheroma
- proatheroma
Translations
abnormal fatty deposit
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See also
- atherogenesis
- atherosclerosis