| atheroma |
a fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery; can obstruct blood flow
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|
|---|---|
| atheromatous |
of or relating to or resembling atheroma; "atheromatous degeneration of the arteries"
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|
| atheromas |
Atherosclerosis is a disease of arterial blood vessels. Veins are not involved unless surgically moved to function as an artery. Atherosclerosis is commonly referred to as a "hardening of blood vessels", but this is an over-simplification. Vascular lesions known as atheromatous plaques or atheromata (singular: atheroma) are formed in the vessel wall, and in late stages may reduce or restrict blood flow in the lumen. ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheromas
|
| atheromata |
(noun, pl. of atheroma) fatty degeneration or thickening of the walls of the larger arteries occurring in atherosclerosis
Ãâó: www.orgsites.com/fl/adjuvantdisease/_pgg9.php3
|
| atheroma |
lesion produced in intima of arteries with focal accumulation of lipids, complex carbohydrates, proteins, blood and blood products, fibrous tissue and calcium deposits and associated with changes in media
Ãâó: www.southalabama.edu/alliedhealth/cls/Ravine/gloss...
|