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atherosclerosis (ath″әr-o-sklә-ro´sis) a common form of arteriosclerosis in which deposits of yellowing plaques (atheromas) containing cholesterol, other lipoid material, and lipophages are formed on the inner walls of large and medium-sized arteries. adj., atherosclerot´ic., adj.
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