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Atheromatous

Atheromatous \Ath`e*rom"a*tous\, a. (Med.) Of, pertaining to, or having the nature of, atheroma.
--Wiseman.

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atheromatous

a. Of, pertaining to, or having atheromas

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atheromatous

adj. of or relating to or resembling atheroma; "atheromatous degeneration of the arteries" [syn: atheromatic]

Usage examples of "atheromatous".

At this time they had diseased and atheromatous arteries, and Chang, who was quite intemperate, had marked spinal curvature, and shortly afterward became hemiplegic.

Chitten removed a dermoid from the sternum of a female of thirty-nine, the cyst containing 11 ounces of atheromatous material.