angiosarcoma

[an-jee-oh-sahr-koh-muh]

noun, plural an·gi·o·sar·co·mas, an·gi·o·sar·co·ma·ta

[an-jee-oh-sahr-koh-muh-tuh] /ˌæn dʒi oʊ sɑrˈkoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

malignant overgrowth of vascular tissue.

Origin of angiosarcoma

angio- + sarcoma

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angiosarcoma in Medicine

angiosarcoma

[ăn′jē-ō-sär-kō′mə]

n.

A rare malignant tumor occurring most often in the breast and skin and believed to originate from the endothelial cells of blood vessels.

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