Path. [L., a. Gr. ἀθήρωμα, -ματ-, f. ἀθήρη = ἀθάρη groats, porridge.] a. An encysted tumor containing matter resembling oatmeal-gruel or curds. b. Fatty degeneration of the arterial coats.
1706. Phillips, Atheroma … does not cause Pain, nor change the Colour of the Skin.
1875. H. Walton, Dis. Eye, 94. The ophthalmic artery was found to have undergone atheroma.
