angioma

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.

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]

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

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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

(ăn′jē-ō′mə)

n. pl. angio·mas or angio·mata (-mə-tə)

A tumor composed chiefly of lymph and blood vessels.

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an′gi·o′ma·tous (-ō′mə-təs, -ŏm′ə-) adj.

angioma

[an′jē·ō′mə] pl. angiomas, angiomata

Etymology: Gk, angeion, vessel + oma, tumor

any benign tumor with blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma). Most angiomas are congenital; some, such as cavernous hemangiomas, may disappear spontaneously. Compare angiosarcoma.

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).

angioma

A tumor of blood–hemangioma or lymph–lymphangioma blood vessels

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]

angioma

A benign (non-malignant) tumour of blood vessels.

Angioma

A tumor (such as a hemangioma or lymphangioma) that mainly consists of blood vessels or lymphatic vessels.

Mentioned in: Ataxia-Telangiectasia, Birthmarks

angioma (an·jē·ōˑ·m),

n benign tumor that contains blood or lymph vessels; some disappear with no treatment; most are congenital.

angioma 

Tumour of the blood vessels.

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]

angioma

a benign tumor made up of blood (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma), e.g. hemangioma, lymphangioma, glomangioma.

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angioma cavernosum, cavernous angioma

disseminated cavernous hemangioma.

telangiectatic angioma

an angioma made up of dilated blood vessels.