ATHEROMA

Atheroma

In pathology, an atheroma is an accumulation and swelling in artery walls made up of macrophage cells, or debris, and containing lipids, calcium and a variable amount of fibrous connective tissue. Atheroma occurs in atherosclerosis, which is one of the three subtypes of arteriosclerosis .

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atheroma

Noun

  1. An abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries.


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