Kalmar “atheromatic” ba ta bayyana a matsayin kalmar da aka saba amfani da ita a cikin harshen Ingilishi ba, don haka, ba a jera ta a yawancin ƙamus na Turanci ba. Mai yiyuwa ne kalmar kuskuren rubutun "atherosclerotic," wanda ke nufin gina plaque a cikin arteries, wanda ke haifar da taurare da kunkuntar arteries. Idan haka ne, ma’anar ƙamus na “atherosclerotic” ita ce: mai alaƙa da ko kuma ta kamu da cutar atherosclerosis, cuta mai tsauri da ke tattare da sanya kayan mai a bangon arteries na ciki.