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noun, plural ath·er·o·mas, ath·er·o·ma·ta 
[-muh-tuh] . Pathology.
[-muh-tuh] . Pathology. 1.
a sebaceous cyst.
2.
a mass of yellowish fatty and cellular material that forms in and beneath the inner lining of the arterial walls.
Origin:
1700–10; < Neo-Latin, Latin: a tumor filled with gruellike matter < Greek athḗrōma, equivalent to athḗr(ē) gruel + -ōma -oma
1700–10; < Neo-Latin, Latin: a tumor filled with gruellike matter < Greek athḗrōma, equivalent to athḗr(ē) gruel + -ōma -oma
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Atheroma
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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atheroma
"encysted tumor," 1706, from L., from Gk. atheroma, from athere "groats, porridge;" in ref. to what is inside, + -oma.
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atheroma ath·er·o·ma (āth'ə-rō'mə)
n. pl. ath·er·o·mas or ath·er·o·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
A deposit or degenerative accumulation of lipid-containing plaques on the innermost layer of the wall of an artery.
ath'er·o·ma·to'sis (-tō'sĭs) n.
ath'er·om'a·tous (-rŏm'ə-təs, -rō'mə-) adj.
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