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 m-ss of blood vessels (haemangioma) or a m-ss 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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