atheroma
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Etymology
From Latin athērōma (“tumor full of gruel-like matter”), from Ancient Greek ἀθήρωμα (athḗrōma).
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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.
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