Definition of "atheromatous" []

• Of, pertaining to, or having atheromas (adjective)

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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."
• "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"
• "It contained 40 ounces of atheromatous material (Fig. 65)."