Hemangioma definition

hĭ-mănjē-ōmə
hemangiomas hemangiomata
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A benign skin lesion consisting of dense, usually elevated masses of dilated blood vessels.
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A benign tumor, lesion, or birthmark consisting of dense clusters of blood vessels.
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A benign skin lesion consisting of dense, usually elevated masses of dilated blood vessels.
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(pathology) A congenital, benign tumor of endothelial cells.
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Noun

Singular:
hemangioma
Plural:
hemangiomas, hemangiomata

Hemangioma Sentence Examples

  • Tumor type distribution was 33 vestibular schwannomas, 5 meningiomas, and 1 cavernous hemangioma.

  • We refer to this alteration of echogenicity of cavernous hepatic hemangioma as a " variable echo sign " .

  • When a baby develops a strawberry hemangioma, parents are often clueless as to what this growth is and what can be done about it.

  • A strawberry hemangioma is just one type of hemangioma, since these growths can actually appear in a variety of colors.

  • Typically, a hemangioma grows the fastest in the first year of life.

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