atheroma noun. [aƟǝ'rǝʊmǝ] Pl. -mas, -mata [-mǝtǝ]. L16.
[Latin from Greek athērōma, from athērē = atharē groats: see -OMA.]
Medicine.
1. A sebaceous cyst. Now rare or obsolete. L16.

2. A deposit or the deposition of fatty material on the inside surface of an artery. Cf. ATHEROSCLEROSIS. L19.

■ atheromatous adjective of the nature of or characterized by atheroma L17.

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