angioma

[an-jee-oh-muh]

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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).

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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Related Words for angioma

mole, nevus, hemangioma

Examples from the Web for angioma

Historical Examples of angioma

Other tumours of the gums, such as angioma and papilloma, are rare.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.
Alexander Miles
Angioma, lymphangioma, and neuroma are described with the disease of the individual tissues.
Manual of Surgery
Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for angioma

angioma

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

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

angioma in Medicine

angioma

[ăn′jē-ō′mə]

n. pl. an•gi•o•mas

A tumor composed chiefly of lymphatic vessels or blood vessels.