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angioma

[ an-jee-oh-muh ]
/ ˌæn dʒiˈoʊ mə /
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noun, plural an·gi·o·mas, an·gi·o·ma·ta [an-jee-oh-muh-tuh] /ˌæn dʒiˈoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

a benign tumor consisting chiefly of dilated or newly formed blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma).

RELATED WORDS

mole, nevus, hemangioma

Nearby words

  1. angiolipoma,
  2. angiolith,
  3. angiology,
  4. angiolupoid,
  5. angiolysis,
  6. angioma serpiginosum,
  7. angiomatoid,
  8. angiomatosis,
  9. angiomatous,
  10. angiomegaly

Origin of angioma

First recorded in 1870–75; angi- + -oma
Related formsan·gi·om·a·tous [an-jee-om-uh-tuh s, -oh-muh-] /ˌæn dʒiˈɒm ə təs, -ˈoʊ mə-/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for angioma

angioma

/ (ˌændʒɪˈəʊmə) /

noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)

a tumour consisting of a mass of blood vessels (haemangioma) or a mass of lymphatic vessels (lymphangioma)
Derived Formsangiomatous, adjective
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Word Origin and History for angioma

angioma

n.

1867, medical Latin, from angio- + -oma.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for angioma

angioma

[ ăn′jē-ō′mə ]

n. pl. an•gi•o•mas

A tumor composed chiefly of lymphatic vessels or blood vessels.
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