Atheroma

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Atheroma \Ath`e*ro"ma\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? gr?ats,
     meal.] (Med.)
     (a) An encysted tumor containing curdy matter.
     (b) A disease characterized by thickening and fatty
         degeneration of the inner coat of the arteries.
         [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  atheroma
       n : a fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery;
           can obstruct blood flow
       [also: {atheromata} (pl)]