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20:25 Mar 10, 2004 |
Greek to English translations [PRO] Medical - Linguistics | |||||
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| Selected response from: Daphne Theodoraki Sweden Local time: 17:04 | ||||
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5 +5 | atheroma meaning porridge |
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5 +2 | porridge, bulghur |
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atheroma meaning porridge Explanation: it is from atheroma meaning porridge Oxford English Dictionary || atheroma (_________). Path. [L., a. Gr. ______________, f. _____ = _____ groats, porridge.] a. An encysted tumour containing matter resembling oatmeal-gruel or curds. b. Fatty degeneration of the arterial coats. 1706 Phillips, Atheroma_does not cause Pain, nor change the Colour of the Skin. 1875 Walton Dis. Eye 94 The ophthalmic artery was found to have undergone atheroma. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-03-10 20:34:42 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- atherosclerosis . [ad. G. atherosklerose (F. Marchand 1904, in Verh. d. Kongr. f. Innere Med. XXI. 58), f. Gr.athiri=athari(see atheroma) + -o + sclerosis.] OED |
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