an·gi·o·ma ( n j -  m )n. pl. an·gi·o·mas or an·gi·o·ma·ta (-m -t) A tumor composed chiefly of lymph and blood vessels. an gi·oma·tous (-m-ts, - m-) adj. |
angioma [ˌændʒɪˈəʊmə]
n pl -mas, -mata [-mətə]
(Medicine / Pathology) a tumour consisting of a mass of blood vessels (haemangioma) or a mass of lymphatic vessels (lymphangioma)
angiomatous adj
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| Noun | 1. | angioma - a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels angiopathy - any disease of the blood vessels or lymph ducts haemangioma, hemangioma - benign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birthmarks lymphangioma - benign angioma consisting of a mass of lymphatic vessels spider angioma, spider nevus, vascular spider - a dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red dot from which blood vessels radiate |
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