microatheromatous

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ atheromatous

Adjective

microatheromatous (not comparable)

  1. Characterised by the presence of microatheromas
    • 2016 March 3, “Comparison of Risk Factor between Lacunar Stroke and Large Artery Atherosclerosis Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study in China”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0149605:
      This indicated that microatheromatous vascular disease, either in the parent vessel or in the proximal portion of the penetrating artery, played an important role in larger and symptomatic lacunar strokes[36, 37 ].
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