haemangioma

/ hɪˌmændʒɪˈəʊmə /

noun

1. a nonmalignant tumour of blood vessels, esp affecting those of the skin See strawberry mark

Word History and Origins

Origin of haemangioma¹

from haem ( o ) - + angi ( o ) - + -oma

Example Sentences

The team picked three samples: a muscle cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma, a blood-vessel tumour called cellular capillary haemangioma and a lymphoma.

From Nature

"She had a hepatic haemangioma in her liver," he wrote.

From BBC

Mark Boylan, who has a cystic hygroma and haemangioma which causes facial growths, added that as a "genuine Top Gear fan" he was "gutted presenters felt the need to stoop to such a low level".

From BBC