angiomanoun [ C ]
uk/ˌæn.dʒiˈəʊ.mə/us/ˌæn.dʒiˈoʊ.mə/specializeda benign (= not likely to cause death) tumour consisting of a mass of blood or lymph vessels:
Lymph angiomas are benign tumours of the lymphatic vessels.
Surgeons found an angioma in his brain.
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- lump
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- neoplastic
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- oedema
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- polyp
- puffy
- swelling
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