Meaning

Shaped like an ear of grain..

Definitions by Sense

1. Shaped like an ear of grain.
2. Characterized by writhing and twisting.
3. From or similar to an atheroma (any sense).

Example Sentences

This genus occurs from the Silurian to the close of the Paleozoic, and is common from the middle Devonian up; it is characterized by its concavo-convex form, and the spines along the hinge-line; aa, Seminula argentea (Shep.), a spire-bearing, atheroid shell, one of the commonest Carbonifersous species; […]

It has been shown by Hyde, however, that these shells are spire-bearing with a brachidium of atheroid type.

Hands, in this case also, are subject to atrophy of groups of the intrinisc muscles, and exhibit the atheroid movements of the fingers when lying unused, and the "claw-like" configuration when about to pick up an object.

Automatic movements, such as sucking and tooth-grinding, and atheroid movements of the limbs, are not uncommon.

I couldn't in my wildest imagination imagine severely handicapped, atheroid people packing fish hooks.

Hearing loss, common in atheroid cerebral palsy, may profoundly affect speech and communication if not recognised early and compensated for.

The atheroid plaque in the diabetic subject contains more cholesterol ester and phospholipid, but less neutral fat, than that of the non-diabetic individual.

The cysts contain yellow atheroid material, which is composed of keratinized material and cholesterol clefts [28].

Word Forms

• more atheroid
• most atheroid

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When Should You Use Atheroid?

Use atheroid when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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