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li⋅po⋅ma

[li-poh-muh, lahy-]
–noun, plural -mas, -ma⋅ta [-muh-tuh] . Pathology.
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
Also called fatty tumor.


Origin:
1820–30; < NL; see lip-, -oma


li⋅pom⋅a⋅tous [li-pom-uh-tuhs, -poh-muh-, lahy-] , adjective
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li·po·ma   (lĭ-pō'mə, lī-)   
n.   pl. li·po·ma·ta (-mə-tə) or li·po·mas
A benign tumor composed chiefly of fat cells.
li·pom'a·tous (-pŏm'ə-təs) adj.
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Main Entry: li·po·ma
Pronunciation: li-'pO-m&, lI-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural li·po·mas or li·po·ma·ta /-m&t-&/
: a tumor of fatty tissue —li·po·ma·tous /-m&t-&s/ adjective
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lipoma li·po·ma (lĭ-pō'mə, lī-)
n. pl. li·po·mas or li·po·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
A benign tumor composed chiefly of fat cells.

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