Medical Terminology / Unit 7 MedTerm 0418 short lesson, about 20 seconds
ather/o: Fatty Plaque
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The idea
The combining form ather slash o names fatty plaque deposited within a vessel wall.
In practice
Atherosclerosis is hardening of arteries from fatty plaque.
Where people slip
Atherosclerosis names hardening with plaque; arteriosclerosis names hardening generally.
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