microatheromatous

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Etymology

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micro- +‎ atheromatous

Adjective

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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[1], →DOI:
      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 ].