Definition of Atherama

Definition of Atherama

||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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(pathology) An abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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