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

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

n.

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

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
angioma in Medicine

angioma

(ăn′jē-ō′mə)
n. pl. an•gi•o•mas
  1. A tumor composed chiefly of lymphatic vessels or blood vessels.
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