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angioma

American  
[an-jee-oh-muh] / ˌæn dʒiˈoʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

plural

angiomas, angiomata

  1. a benign tumor consisting chiefly of dilated or newly formed blood vessels hemangioma or lymph vessels lymphangioma.

angioma British  
/ ˌændʒɪˈəʊmə /

noun

  1. a tumour consisting of a mass of blood vessels ( haemangioma ) or a mass of lymphatic vessels ( lymphangioma )

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Other Word Forms

  • angiomatous adjective

Etymology

Origin of angioma

First recorded in 1870–75; angi- + -oma

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