lipoma (redirected from Fatty tumor)

lipoma /lip·o·ma/ (lip-o´mah) a benign, soft, rubbery, encapsulated tumor of adipose tissue, usually composed of mature fat cells.

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li·po·ma (l-pm, l-)

n. pl. li·po·mas or li·po·ma·ta (-m-t)

A benign tumor composed chiefly of fat cells.

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Lipoma

A usually benign tumor of fatty tissue.

Mentioned in: Skin Lesions

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lipoma

[lipō′mə] pl. lipomas, lipomata

Etymology: Gk, lipos + oma, tumor

a benign tumor consisting of mature fat cells. Also called adipose tumor. See also multiple lipomatosis. lipomatous, adj.

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lipoma [lĭ-po´mah]

a benign fatty tumor usually composed of mature fat cells.

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lipoma (lipō´m),

n a benign tumor characterized by fat cells.

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lipoma

a benign fatty tumor usually composed of mature fat cells. They have a special importance in horses, in which the pedunculated tumors in the abdominal cavity uncommonly twist themselves around a loop of small intestine, sometimes just below the pylorus or around the rectum. The occurrence of this particular form of colic is limited to horses 12 years or older. The clinical signs are not diagnostic except that the strangulation of the rectum causes a purse-string closure of the lumen just inside the anus and is easily detected at rectal examination.

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infiltrating lipoma

see liposarcoma.

skin lipoma

localized nodules of normal looking fat in sucutaneous tissue in most species.

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lipoma

Adipose tumor Dermatology A benign fatty tumor which may occur in virtually any site in the body. See Myelolipoma, Myolipoma, Spindle cell lipoma.

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Patient discussion about lipoma.

Q. can lypoma be cure with age of 45 female 100% i have lypoma at back between arm from long time my age is 45 also has problem of sorises let me know how can it be cured

A. Nothing is 100% in medicine, so no one can guarantee you anything. However, provided it's indeed lipoma (a benign tumor, not cancer which is called liposarcoma), then it's not suppose to cause any specific problems after it's removed surgically.

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