No, an atheroma is an abnormal fatty deposit in an artery.

they are basically the same word you can either say atheroma or plaque. they have same meaning. a atheroma which forms is also called plaque.

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An atheroma is an accumulation of material that has degenerated in the artery walls. When the material swells, it narrows and restricts blood flow.

Atheroma is the deposition of hard yellow plaque in the inner most layers of the arteries which maybe due to high level of fatty and fibres deposition in the blood

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