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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Atheroma \Ath`e*ro"ma\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? gr?ats,
   meal.] (Med.)
   (a) An encysted tumor containing curdy matter.
   (b) A disease characterized by thickening and fatty
       degeneration of the inner coat of the arteries.
       [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

atheroma
    n 1: a fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery;
         can obstruct blood flow