lipoma

[ li-poh-muh, lahy- ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural li·po·mas, li·po·ma·ta [li-, poh, -m, uh, -t, uh, lahy-].

1. a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.

lipoma

/ lɪˈpəʊmə; lɪˈpɒmətəs /

noun

1. pathol a benign tumour composed of fatty tissue

Derived Forms

• lipomatous, adjective

Other Words From

• li·pom·a·tous [li-, pom, -, uh, -t, uh, s, -, poh, -m, uh, -, lahy-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lipoma¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1820–30; lip-, -oma

Word History and Origins

Origin of lipoma¹

C19: New Latin

Example Sentences

There may be an overgrowth of the fatty fringes of the synovial sheath, a condition described as “arborescent lipoma.”

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When the fatty fringes are developed to an exaggerated degree, the condition is described as an arborescent lipoma (Fig. 159).

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On April 5th, three weeks after the osteotomy, a lipoma was removed from another patient aged twenty-one years.

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The term lipoma nasi, formerly employed, is therefore misleading.

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The circumscribed lipoma usually occurs over the nape of the neck or in the supra-clavicular region.

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