angioma
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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.
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an·gi·o·ma
(an-jē-ō'mă),A swelling or tumor resulting from proliferation, with or without dilation, of the blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymphatics (lymphangioma).
[angio- + G. -ōma, tumor]
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angioma
(ăn′jē-ō′mə)n. pl. angio·mas or angio·mata (-mə-tə)
A tumor composed chiefly of lymph and blood vessels.
an′gi·o′ma·tous (-ō′mə-təs, -ŏm′ə-) adj.
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angioma
A generic term for a tumour of blood (haemangioma or lymphatic (lymphangioma) vessels. Specificity of tumour type and clinical significance is conferred by adjectival modifiers (.e.g, infantile haemangioma).Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
angioma
A tumor of blood–hemangioma or lymph–lymphangioma blood vesselsMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
an·gi·o·ma
(an'jē-ō'mă)A swelling or benign tumor due to proliferation, with or without dilation, of the blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymphatics (lymphangioma).
[angio- + G. -ōma, tumor]
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angioma
A benign (non-malignant) tumour of blood vessels.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Angioma
A tumor (such as a hemangioma or lymphangioma) that mainly consists of blood vessels or lymphatic vessels.
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angioma
Tumour of the blood vessels.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
an·gi·o·ma
(an'jē-ō'mă)Swelling or tumor due to proliferation, with or without dilation, of blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymphatics (lymphangioma).
[angio- + G. -ōma, tumor]
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