atheroma
pronunciation
How to pronounce atheroma in British English:
UK [ˌæθə'rəʊmə]
How to pronounce atheroma in American English:
US [ˌæθə'roʊmə]
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- Noun:
- a fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery; can obstruct blood flow
Word Origin
- atheroma (n.)
- "encysted tumor," 1706, medical Latin, from Greek atheroma, from athere "groats, porridge" (related to ather "chaff"), in reference to what is inside. For ending, see -oma.
Example
- 1. A few dark blue inflammatory cells are scattered within the atheroma .
- 2. Outcome of rosuvastatin treatment on carotid artery atheroma : a magnetic resonance imaging observation .
- 3. Relationship between atheroma regression and change in lumen size after infusion of apolipoprotein a-i milano .
- 4. Dietary lipid lowering reduces tissue factor expression in rabbit atheroma .
- 5. Increased insulin-stimulated expression of arterial angiotensinogen and angiotensin type 1 receptor in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and atheroma .