atheroma

== English == === Etymology === From Latin athērōma (“tumor/mass full of gruel-like matter”), from Ancient Greek ἀθήρωμα (athḗrōma). By surface analysis, ather- +‎ -oma. === Noun === atheroma (plural atheromas or atheromata) (pathology) An abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries. (pathology, obsolete) A kind of cyst on the scalp. ==== Synonyms ==== plaque atherosis ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== atherogenesis atherosclerosis