atheroma
/ˌæθəˈrəʊmə/noun
mass noun
1- Medicine degeneration of the walls of the arteries caused by accumulated fatty deposits and scar tissue, and leading to restriction of the circulation and a risk of thrombosis【医】动脉粥样化。参见 ATHEROSCLEROSIS.
1.1
- the fatty material which forms plaques in the arteries（造成动脉粥样化的）脂肪物质; 粉瘤。
派生词
atheromatous
adjective词源
late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek athērōma, from athērē, atharē 'groats'.