athero-
1.
a combining form representing
atheroma,
or
atheromatous,
in compound words:
atherosclerosis.
Origin
<
Greek
athḗr
(
ē
) gruel (see
atheroma
) +
-o-
athero-
in Medicine
athero-
pref.
Soft gruel-like deposit; atheroma:
atherogenesis.