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atheroma

atheroma noun: an abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries.

Noun

atheroma (plural atheromas or atheromata)

  1. An abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries.
  2. (obsolete) A kind of cyst on the scalp.

atheroma meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Arabic

atheroma in Tamil

இரத்தத் தமணிச் சுவர் பாதிப்பு, கூழ்மைக்கரடு

atheroma in Bengali

রক্তনালীর দেয়ালে চর্বিজমা

atheroma in Arabic

abnormal fatty deposit
عَصِيدَة ʕaṣīda

Synonyms of atheroma

Forms of atheroma

pluralatheromas
pluralatheromata

Origin of atheroma

From Latin athērōma (“tumor/mass full of gruel-like matter”), from Ancient Greek ἀθήρωμα (athḗrōma). By surface analysis, ather- + -oma.

Words formed from atheroma

Questions about atheroma

What does atheroma mean?
Atheroma means an abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries.
What is atheroma in Tamil?
Atheroma in Tamil is இரத்தத் தமணிச் சுவர் பாதிப்பு, கூழ்மைக்கரடு. See Atheroma meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is atheroma?
Atheroma is a noun.
What is the plural of atheroma?
The plural of atheroma is atheromas.

Words near atheroma in the dictionary

  1. atherogenesis
  2. atherogenetic
  3. atherogenic
  4. atherogenicity
  5. atheroid
  6. atheroma
  7. atheromas
  8. atheromasia
  9. atheromata
  10. atheromatic
  11. atheromatoses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: atheroma (page history and authors); atheroma (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); atheroma (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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