lymphangioma

[lim-fan-jee-oh-muh, lim-fan-]

noun

Pathology.

plural

lymphangiomas, lymphangiomata 

1. a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.

Other Word Forms

• lymphangiomatous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lymphangioma¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1875–80; lymphangi-, -oma

Example Sentences

At the routine 18-week visit in February 2016, the doctor speculated the peculiarity could be cystic lymphangioma, a group of cysts found mostly in the neck.

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Such growths, called lymphangiomas, are malformations of the body's lymphatic system that create large, unsightly tumors on the skin’s surface.

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Angioma, lymphangioma, and neuroma are described with the disease of the individual tissues.

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Twenty days after seeing the first signs of trouble, they learned that Omara had an aggressive form of lymphangioma growing out of her neck.

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Lymphangioma.—A lymphangioma is a swelling composed of a series of cavities and channels filled with lymph and freely communicating with one another.

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