athero-

1. a combining form representing atheroma or atheromatous in compound words:

   atherosclerosis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of athero-¹

< Greek athḗr ( ē ) gruel ( atheroma ) + -o-

Example Sentences

The Japanese NIH’s top priority will be cancer research, but the institute will also focus on areas such as regenerative medicine, dementia, next-generation vaccines and diseases such as athero­sclerosis.

From Nature

Athero�ma, in pathology, a term applied to a change that may take place in the inner coat of an artery, consisting in a kind of fatty degeneration, leading to an aneurism or bursting.

From Project Gutenberg