Atheroma

[,æθә'rәumә]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery; can obstruct blood flow.

整理:劳埃德--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) An encysted tumor containing curdy matter.

(n.) A disease characterized by thickening and fatty degeneration of the inner coat of the arteries.

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解釋/意思:

n. a name formerly applied to cysts on the scalp with contents of the consistence of porridge but now only used of a common form of inflammation of arteries.—adj. Atherom′atous.

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