Lymphangioma
[lim-fan-jee-oh-muh, lim-fan-] /lɪmˌfæn dʒiˈoʊ mə, ˌlɪm fæn-/
noun, plural lymphangiomas, lymphangiomata
[lim-fan-jee-oh-muh-tuh, lim-fan-] /lɪmˌfæn dʒiˈoʊ mə tə, ˌlɪm fæn-/ (Show IPA). Pathology.
1.
a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.
[an-jee-oh-muh] /ˌæn dʒiˈoʊ mə/
noun, plural angiomas, angiomata
[an-jee-oh-muh-tuh] /ˌæn dʒiˈoʊ mə tə/ (Show IPA). Pathology.
1.
a benign tumor consisting chiefly of dilated or newly formed blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma)
/ˌændʒɪˈəʊmə/
noun (pl) -mas, -mata (-mətə)
1.
a tumour consisting of a mass of blood vessels (haemangioma) or a mass of lymphatic vessels (lymphangioma)
n.
1867, medical Latin, from angio- + -oma.
lymphangioma lym·phan·gi·o·ma (lĭm-fān’jē-ō’mə)
n.
A benign tumorlike mass of lymphatic vessels or channels that vary in size, are frequently greatly dilated, and are lined with normal endothelial cells.
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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[lim-fan-jahy-tis] /ˌlɪm fænˈdʒaɪ tɪs/ noun, plural lymphangitides [lim-fan-jit-i-deez] /ˌlɪm fænˈdʒɪt ɪˌdiz/ (Show IPA). Pathology. 1. inflammation of the lymphatic vessels. /ˌlɪmfænˈdʒaɪtɪs/ noun (pl) -gitides (-ˈdʒɪtɪˌdiːz) 1. inflammation of one or more of the lymphatic vessels lymphangitis lym·phan·gi·tis (lĭm’fān-jī’tĭs) or lym·phan·gi·i·tis (lĭm-fān’jē-ī’tĭs) n. Inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.