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41ath|er|o|gen|e|sis — «ATH uhr oh JEHN uh sihs», noun. formation or development of atheroma …
42ath|er|o|gen|ic — «ATH uhr oh JEHN ihk», adjective. forming or developing atheroma: »an atherogenic diet of high cholesterol content …
43ath|er|om|a|tous — «ATH uh ROM uh tuhs», adjective. of or having to do with atheroma; resembling atheroma: »In two animals kept on the diet for 60 weeks and 57 weeks, atheromatous changes developed (Science News Letter) …
44ath|er|o|ma — «ATH uh ROH muh», noun, plural mas, ma|ta « muh tuh». 1. fatty degeneration of the inner walls of the arteries. 2. a fatty deposit clogging an artery. ╂[< Latin athērōma < Greek ath ōma < ath ē mush + ōma] …
45ath|er|o|scle|ro|sis — «ATH uhr oh skluh ROH sihs», noun. a form of arteriosclerosis in which a deposit of fatty material narrows the interior of the arteries: »In atherosclerosis…the normally smooth artery lining becomes rougher and narrower (John W. Ferree). ╂[<… …
46ath|er|o|scle|rot|ic — «ATH uhr oh skluh ROT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with atherosclerosis; affected with atherosclerosis. –n. a person who has atherosclerosis …
47ath|er|o|sis — «ATH uh ROH sihs», noun. = atheroma (def. 1). (Cf. ↑atheroma) …
48ath|e|toid — «ATH uh toyd», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with athetosis; resembling athetosis. –n. an athetoid person. The arms and legs of an athetoid are apt to move away from his body in any direction, even though he does not want them to move …
49ath|e|to|sis — «ATH uh TOH sihs», noun. a condition, usually affecting children, characterized by constant, slow, involuntary movements of the hands and fingers, and of the toes and feet. ╂[< Greek áthetos not fixed + English osis] …
50ath|let|i|cism — «ath LEHT uh sihz uhm», noun. devotion to athletics …
