Meanings
nounatheroma (plural atheromas or atheromata)
plural atheromas · plural atheromata
- medicineAn abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀθήρωμα
- Latinathērōma“tumor/mass full of gruel-like matter”
- Englishatheroma
From Latin athērōma (“tumor/mass full of gruel-like matter”), from Ancient Greek ἀθήρωμα (athḗrōma). By surface analysis, ather- + -oma.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic عَصِيدَة
- عَصِيدَة (ʕaṣīda)abnormal fatty deposit
Bulgarian пла́ка, атеро́м
- пла́ка (pláka)abnormal fatty deposit
- атеро́м (ateróm)a kind of cyst on the scalp
Chinese Mandarin 粥樣化 /粥样化
- 粥樣化 /粥样化 (zhōuyànghuà)abnormal fatty deposit
Czech aterom
- ateromabnormal fatty deposit
Finnish valtimonrasvoittuma, aterooma
- valtimonrasvoittumaabnormal fatty deposit
- ateroomaabnormal fatty deposit
French athérome
- athéromeabnormal fatty deposit
German Atherom
- Atheromabnormal fatty deposit
Greek αθήρωμα
- αθήρωμα (athíroma)abnormal fatty deposit
Italian ateroma, placca
- ateromaabnormal fatty deposit
- placcaabnormal fatty deposit
- cisti sebaceaabnormal fatty deposit
Japanese アテローム
- アテローム (aterōmu)abnormal fatty deposit
Korean 죽종
- 죽종 (jukjong)abnormal fatty deposit
Polish blaszka miażdżycowa
- blaszka miażdżycowaabnormal fatty deposit
Portuguese ateroma
- ateromaabnormal fatty deposit
Russian атеро́ма, бля́шка
- атеро́ма (ateróma)abnormal fatty deposit
- бля́шка (bljáška)abnormal fatty deposit
Turkish aterom
- ateromabnormal fatty deposit
Cite this entry
APA
atheroma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atheroma
MLA
“atheroma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atheroma. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atheroma,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atheroma.
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