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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. angioma [an″je-o´mah] a benign tumor made up of blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma). adj., adj angiom´atous. angioma caverno´sum (cavernous angioma) cavernous hemangioma. angioma serpigino´sum a skin disease marked by minute vascular points arranged in rings on the skin. telangiectatic angioma an angioma made up of dilated blood vessels. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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