hemangioma

noun

hem·​an·​gi·​o·​ma ˌhē-ˌman-jē-ˈō-mə How to pronounce hemangioma (audio)
: a usually benign tumor made up of blood vessels that typically occurs as a purplish or reddish slightly elevated area of skin

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Apart from painful burns, cancers like squamous cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, hemangioma or hemangiosarcoma can be caused by excessive exposure to UV radiation. — Patty Khuly, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 Bucklew suffers from a rare blood vessel disorder called cavernous hemangioma. — Holly Yan, CNN, 1 Oct. 2019

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New Latin, from hem- + angioma

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circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hemangioma was circa 1890

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hemangioma

noun
hem·​an·​gi·​o·​ma
variants or chiefly British haemangioma
ˌhē-ˌman-jē-ˈō-mə How to pronounce hemangioma (audio)
plural hemangiomas also hemangiomata -mət-ə How to pronounce hemangioma (audio)
: a usually benign tumor made up of blood vessels that typically occurs as a purplish or reddish slightly elevated area of skin

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