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angiomas

[an-jee-oh-muh] Origin

an·gi·o·ma

[an-jee-oh-muh]
noun, plural -mas, -ma·ta [-muh-tuh] . Pathology.
a benign tumor consisting chiefly of dilated or newly formed blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma).

Origin:
1870–75; angi- + -oma

an·gi·om·a·tous [an-jee-om-uh-tuhs, -oh-muh-] , adjective
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Word Origin & History

angioma
1871, medical L., from Gk. angio-, comb. form of angeion "vessel" (see angio-) + -oma.
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angioma an·gi·o·ma (ān'jē-ō'mə)
n. pl. an·gi·o·mas or an·gi·o·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
A tumor composed chiefly of lymphatic vessels or blood vessels.

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