A deposit or degenerative accumulation of lipid-containing plaques on the innermost layer of the wall of an artery especially on one of the larger arteries.
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A form of arteriosclerosis characterized by the deposition of atheromatous plaques containing cholesterol and lipids on the innermost layer of the walls of large and medium-sized arteries.
