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angioma serpiginosum |
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angioma /an·gi·o·ma/ (an″je-o´mah) a tumor whose cells tend to form blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma); a tumor made up of blood vessels or lymph vessels.angiom´atous angioma caverno´sum , cavernous angioma see under hemangioma. cherry angiomas bright red, circumscribed, round or oval angiomas, 2 to 6 mm in diameter, containing many vascular loops, due to a telangiectatic vascular disturbance, usually seen on the trunk but sometimes appearing on other areas of the body, as in angioma serpiginosum, and occurring in most middle-aged and older persons. senile angiomas cherry a's. angioma serpigino´sum a skin disease marked by minute vascular points arranged in rings on the skin.
angioma serpiginosum [sərpij′inō′səm] Etymology: Gk, angeion + oma + L, serpere, to creep a cutaneous disease characterized by rings of tiny vascular points appearing as red dots. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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