See Also:

atheroma (iou) and nab(4) (iou)


atheroma (iou)



atheroma noun. . L16.
[Latin from Greek atheroma, from athere = athare groats: see -OMA.]
Medicine.
A sebaceous cyst. Now rare or obsolete. L16.
A deposit or the deposition of fatty material on the inside surface of an artery. Cf. ATHEROSCLEROSIS. L19.
atheromatous adjective of the Nature of or characterized by atheroma L17.

nab(4) (iou)



nab noun4. [nab] colloq. Now rare. M19.
[from nab var. of KNAB verb1.]
A bite.