Angiomatous
a benign tumor consisting chiefly of dilated or newly formed blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma)
noun (pl) -mas, -mata (-mətə)
a tumour consisting of a mass of blood vessels (haemangioma) or a mass of lymphatic vessels (lymphangioma)
n.
1867, medical Latin, from angio- + -oma.
angiomatous an·gi·o·ma·tous (ān’jē-ō’mə-təs, -ŏm’ə-)
adj.
Relating to or resembling an angioma.
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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