atheroid

== English == === Etymology 1 === Ancient Greek ἀθήρ (athḗr, “beard or ear of grain”) + -oid. ==== Adjective ==== atheroid (comparative more atheroid, superlative most atheroid) Shaped like an ear of grain. === Etymology 2 === From Ancient Greek ἄθετος (áthetos, “not fixed”), itself from τίθημι (títhēmi) + -oid ==== Adjective ==== atheroid (comparative more atheroid, superlative most atheroid) Characterized by writhing and twisting. === Etymology 3 === atheroma +‎ -oid ==== Adjective ==== atheroid (comparative more atheroid, superlative most atheroid) From or similar to an atheroma (any sense).