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lipoma

American  
[li-poh-muh, lahy-] / lɪˈpoʊ mə, laɪ- /

noun

Pathology.
lipomas, plural lipomata plural
  1. a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.


lipoma British  
/ lɪˈpɒmətəs, lɪˈpəʊmə /

noun

  1. pathol a benign tumour composed of fatty tissue

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of lipoma

From New Latin, dating back to 1820–30; see origin at lip-, -oma

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Trooper Jared Sandifer says pickup driven by Felix Lipoma pulled out of a private driver Tuesday afternoon and struck the rear wheels of an 18-wheeler.

From Washington Times • Jan. 21, 2015

Sandifer says Lipoma was taken to a hospital in St. Francisville where he died.

From Washington Times • Jan. 21, 2015

Lipoma Fir fits with this group if you can ignore his last race, when he wasn't competitive as the 8-5 favorite.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2012

Lipoma of Buttock of forty years' duration in a woman æt. 68.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Lipoma, li-pō′ma, n. a tumour formed of fatty tissue—also Lip′arocele.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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