lipoma
[ li-poh-muh, lahy- ]
/ lɪˈpoʊ mə, laɪ- /
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noun, plural li·po·mas, li·po·ma·ta [li-poh-muh-tuh, lahy-] /lɪˈpoʊ mə tə, laɪ-/. Pathology.
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
Nearby words
Also called fatty tumor.
Related forms
li·pom·a·tous [li-pom-uh-tuh s, -poh-muh-, lahy-] /lɪˈpɒm ə təs, -ˈpoʊ mə-, laɪ-/, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for lipoma
On April 5th, three weeks after the osteotomy, a lipoma was removed from another patient aged twenty-one years.
The pure myxoma is extremely rare, and clinically resembles the lipoma.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
British Dictionary definitions for lipoma
lipoma
/ (lɪˈpəʊmə) /
noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)
pathol a benign tumour composed of fatty tissue
Derived Forms
lipomatous (lɪˈpɒmətəs), adjectiveWord Origin for lipoma
C19: New Latin
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Medicine definitions for lipoma
lipoma
[ lĭ-pō′mə, lī- ]
n. pl. li•po•mas
A benign tumor composed chiefly of fat cells.
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