haemangioma

British

/ hɪˌmændʒɪˈəʊmə /

noun

a nonmalignant tumour of blood vessels, esp affecting those of the skin See strawberry mark

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Etymology

Origin of haemangioma

from _haem ( _o ) _- + _angi ( _o ) _- + _-oma

Example Sentences

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The team picked three samples: a muscle cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma, a blood-vessel tumour called cellular capillary haemangioma and a lymphoma.

From Nature

"She had a hepatic haemangioma in her liver," he wrote.

From BBC

Mark Boylan, who has a cystic hygroma and haemangioma which causes facial growths, added that as a "genuine Top Gear fan" he was "gutted presenters felt the need to stoop to such a low level".

From BBC

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