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angioma

[an-jee-oh-muh] / ˌæn dʒiˈoʊ mə /


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When Heather was in her early 20s, she was diagnosed with a cluster of abnormal blood vessels in her brain - a cavernous angioma.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2023

Cavernous Angioma.—This form of angioma consists of a series of large blood spaces which are usually derived from the dilatation of the capillaries of a subcutaneous nævus.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The angioma racemosum venosum is probably also due to a congenital alteration in the structure of the vessels, and is allied to tumours of blood vessels.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

While the most common situation is in the subcutaneous tissue, a cavernous angioma is sometimes met with in internal organs.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Innocent tumours, such as the fibroma, lipoma, angioma, and neuro-fibroma, are rare.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Because cherry angiomas are small collections of blood vessels, you shouldn’t try to remove them yourself.

From Washington Post Jan. 26, 2022

Cavernous angiomas are seen in cattle, affecting the liver and the mucous membrane of the nasal septum.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

The angiomas are tumors composed mainly of blood vessels or blood spaces and are observed on the skin of man, where they are called "birthmarks" or "mother marks."

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

Tumours of blood vessels may be divided, according to the nature of the vessels of which they are composed, into the capillary, the venous, and the arterial angiomas.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

They are sometimes derived from innocent angiomas, and they may be so vascular as to pulsate and on auscultation yield a blowing murmur like an aneurysm.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis




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