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Definition: Atheroma |
AtheromaNoun1. A fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery; can obstruct blood flow. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Crosswords: Atheroma |
| English words defined with "atheroma": atheromatic, atheromatous. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | In addition, certain genetic forms of hyperlipidemia--such as familial combined hyperlipidemia, familial type 3 hyperlipidemia, and some families with familial hypertriglyceridemia--are associated with an increased incidence of CHD. In these disorders, VLDL or its remnants or remnants of chylomicrons accumulate in plasma and are thought to result in atheroma formation. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Atheroma" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Atheroma" is used about 19 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 19 | 80,337 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "atheroma": atheroma-prone. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
atheroma | 11 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "atheroma"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Arabic | أحد أبناء أثينا. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | atheroma, atherom, ateroma. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | atheroom, atheroma. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | athérome artériel, athérome. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Atheroma, Atherom, Schmerbalg, Gruetzgeschwulst, Gruetzbeutel, Cystis sebacea, Brei-, Balg-. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | σμηγματογόνος κύστις, αθήρωμα. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | ateroma. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | atheromaay ateroma. (various references) ateromasia, ateroma. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "atheroma": atheromas, atheromata, atheromatous. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "atheroma" (pronounced 'Ath`e*ro"ma'): Aboma, Adenoma, Adipoma, Amma, Amphiuma, Analemma, Arapaima, Aroma, Asthma, Bema, Blastema, BRAHMA, Brama, Bregma, Broma, Cauma, Ceroma, Chacma, Chiloma, Chloasma, Chondroma, Cima, Coloboma, Comma, Cosmorama, Croma, Cyclorama, Cytoblastema, Enigma, fibroma, GAMMA, gemma, Georama, Glama, Glaucoma, Glioma, gumma, hematoma, Hypoderma, karma, Kokama, Lecama, lemma, Lepisma, leucoma, Lima, lipoma, llama, Loma, Lucuma. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-h-m-o-r-t" | |
-1 letter: teraohm. | |
-2 letters: aortae, hamate, mother, ramate. | |
-3 letters: amort, aorta, arhat, armet, aroma, earth, harem, hater, heart, herma, homer, mahoe, mater, metro, morae, oater, orate, other, ramet, rathe, reata, tamer, tharm, therm, throe, torah. | |
-4 letters: aero, ahem, amah, area, atma, atom, eath, haar, haem, haet, hame, hare, harm, hart, hate, hear, heat, herm, hero, hoar. | |
-5 letters: aah. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-e-h-m-o-r-t" | |
+1 letter: atheromas. | |
+2 letters: atheromata, camphorate, marathoner, metathorax. | |
+3 letters: achromatize, camphorated, camphorates, marathoners. | |
+4 letters: achromatized, achromatizes, aromatherapy, atheromatous, chromonemata, harbormaster, magnetograph, metaphorical, metathoraces, metathoracic, metathoraxes, metrorrhagia, parathormone. | |
+5 letters: cinematograph, diathermanous, harbormasters, magnetographs, metachromatic, metallography, metrorrhagias, parathormones, saccharometer, xerophthalmia. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Quotations: Non-fiction | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Bibliography |
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