— atheromatous /ath'euh rom"euh teuhs, -roh"meuh-/ , adj.
/ath'euh roh"meuh/ , n. , pl. atheromas, atheromata /-meuh teuh/ . Pathol.
1. a sebaceous cyst.
2. a mass of yellowish fatty and cellular material that forms in and beneath the inner lining of the arterial walls.
[ 1700-10; athéroma, equiv. to athér ( e ) gruel + -oma -OMA ]