Meanings
nounatheromatosis (countable and uncountable, plural atheromatoses)
plural atheromatoses
- countableuncountablemedicineThe deposition of atheromas in the arteries
Chronic inflammation with acceleration of atheromatosis is responsible for the high rate of morbidity and mortality in dialysis patients.
2015 July 8, Dorota Kamińska et al., “Type of Renal Replacement Therapy (Hemodialysis versus Peritoneal Dialysis) Does Not Affect Cytokine Gene Expression or Clinical Parameters of Renal Transplant Candidates”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI
Origin
From atheroma + -osis. By surface analysis, ather- + -omatosis.
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