Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or resembling atheroma; having the qualities of atheroma.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Med.) Of, pertaining to, or having the nature of, atheroma.
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- adjective Of, pertaining to, or having
atheromas
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- adjective of or relating to or resembling atheroma
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Examples
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These erosions are frequently called atheromatous ulcers, and fragments of tissue from these ulcers may be carried into the circulation, forming emboli.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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But the drug is contraindicated in cases associated with cerebral hyperaemia, in atheromatous conditions of the arteries, and in the so-called plethoric state -- _Beta's
Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 Various
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The aorta and its main branches were atheromatous.
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At this time they had diseased and atheromatous arteries, and Chang, who was quite intemperate, had marked spinal curvature, and shortly afterward became hemiplegic.
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At this time they had diseased and atheromatous arteries, and Chang, who was quite intemperate, had marked spinal curvature, and shortly afterward became hemiplegic.
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The aorta and its main branches were atheromatous.
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Chitten removed a dermoid from the sternum of a female of thirty-nine, the cyst containing 11 ounces of atheromatous material.
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It contained 40 ounces of atheromatous material (Fig. 65).
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Chitten removed a dermoid from the sternum of a female of thirty-nine, the cyst containing 11 ounces of atheromatous material.
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I observed, however, during our single interview, that his reflexes were feeble, his arcus senilis well marked, and his arteries atheromatous -- all signs that his constitution was in an unsatisfactory condition, and that a sudden crisis might be apprehended.
The Mystery of Cloomber Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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