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Atheroma

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries.
  2. 2
    a fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery; can obstruct blood flow wordnet
  3. 3
    A kind of cyst on the scalp. obsolete

Etymology

From Latin athērōma (“tumor/mass full of gruel-like matter”), from Ancient Greek ἀθήρωμα (athḗrōma). By surface analysis, ather- + -oma.

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