angiosarcoma

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

/ ˌæn dʒi oʊ sɑrˈkoʊ mə /

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.

Nearby words

angiophacomatosis, angioplasty, angiopoiesis, angiopressure, angiorrhaphy, angiosarcoma, angioscopy, angioscotoma, angioscotometry, angiospasm, angiosperm

Origin of angiosarcoma

angio- + sarcoma

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Medicine definitions for angiosarcoma

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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