粥しゅく腫しゅMeanings1nounatheromamedicineMedical term for a fatty deposit in an artery wall. Often used in pathology contexts.See also: アテローム動どう脈みゃく硬こう化かの初しょ期き段だん階かいでは、血けっ管かん内ない膜まくに粥しゅく腫しゅが形けい成せいされる。In the early stages of arteriosclerosis, atheromas form in the intima of blood vessels.