hemangioma
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- noun
- /hɪˈmændʒiˌoʊmə/
- Specialized
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hemangioma
- Treatment is reserved for hemangiomas that obstruct vital structures or cause significant disfigurement.
- cavernous hemangioma
- infantile hemangioma
- venous hemangioma
Examples
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Soft-tissue cavernous hemangiomas are hyperintense on both T1- and T2-weighted MRIs, owing to their fatty content.
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Given this characteristic natural history, the majority of hemangiomas do not require treatment.
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In addition to anthropometry, hemangioma size was recorded at each visit.
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Mrs. Torrelson came to me with a hemangioma.
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Few, if any, studies to date report increased BMI following steroid treatment for hemangioma.
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The most common regions of deep localization of hemangiomas are muscle, liver, and bone.
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Both CT and MRI can identify the typical features of hemangiomas, which differ according to their anatomic location.
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The diagnosis of infantile supraglottic hemangioma was confirmed histopathologically by biopsy.
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In the sinonasal tract, the most common hemangiomatous lesions are capillary hemangiomas; angiomas and cavernous hemangiomas are extremely rare.
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The doctor explained that a hemangioma appears as a small, reddish birthmark on the skin.
Synonyms
A soft red birthmark made by extra blood vessels just under the skin
A bright red raised birthmark present at birth that often gets smaller in childhood
A non-cancer growth made of many small blood or lymph vessels
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A soft red birthmark made by extra blood vessels just under the skin
- Specialized
A bright red raised birthmark present at birth that often gets smaller in childhood
Surface Forms
Morphology
hemangioma = hemangio (opaque) = hem + angi + oma
The immediate base 'hemangio' is a specialized medical combining form, not a recognizable English word for most learners.
Etymology
Hemangioma comes from old Greek parts: hem- meaning 'blood', angio- meaning 'vessel', and -oma meaning 'tumor'. So, a hemangioma is literally a 'blood-vessel tumor' and often shows as a red birthmark. You can remember hem- from hemoglobin and -oma from melanoma.