atheromatous en · ADJ
Etymology
From atheroma + -ous.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, pertaining to, or having atheromas.
Two types of lesions were initially described based on gross examination of the aorta: the fatty streak and the atheromatous plaque.
2006, Jonathan Gillard, Carotid Disease: The Role of Imaging in Diagnosis and Management: