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Definition of Atheroma
1. Noun. A fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery; can obstruct blood flow.
Definition of Atheroma
1. n. An encysted tumor containing curdy matter.
Definition of Atheroma
1. Noun. (pathology) An abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Atheroma
1. a disease of the arteries [n -MAS or -MATA]
Medical Definition of Atheroma
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Atheroma
Literary usage of Atheroma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1896)
"Everyone is familiar with the appearance of atheroma in the aorta, the formation
of thickened patches, the fibrous, pulpy, or calcareous formations in its ..."
2. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1871)
"Pathology of atheroma in the Arteries.—At the conclusion of an interesting paper
on this subject, iu which the opinions of numerous English and foreign ..."
3. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1899)
"necropsies at Charing Cross Hospital, atheroma of the aorta was noted in 222
cases; at Claybury Asylum, out of 160 cases, ..."
4. A Manual of Pathological Anatomy by Charles Handfield Jones, Edward Henry Sieveking (1854)
"The fibrin seen by the naked eye presents little or no distinction from actual
atheroma ; but, on examination by the microscope, we see the delicate ..."
5. Medical Diagnosis: Special Diagnosis of Internal Medicine by Julius Lincoln Salinger, Wilhelm Olivier von Leube (1904)
"On the other hand, it is often difficult, if the palpable peripheral arteries do
not show pronounced signs of atheroma, to decide whether certain ..."
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