LYMPHANGIOMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lymphangioma mean? 

• LYMPHANGIOMA (noun)
  The noun LYMPHANGIOMA has 1 sense:

1. benign angioma consisting of a mass of lymphatic vessels

  Familiarity information: LYMPHANGIOMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LYMPHANGIOMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Benign angioma consisting of a mass of lymphatic vessels

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("lymphangioma" is a kind of...):

angioma (a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels)

 Context examples 

A rare lymphangioma that arises from the liver.

(Liver Lymphangioma, NCI Thesaurus)

Multiple lymphangiomas that affect the liver and other anatomic sites.

(Liver Lymphangiomatosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A lymphangioma arising from the parotid gland.

(Parotid Gland Lymphangioma, NCI Thesaurus)

A lymphangioma characterized by the presence of collagen bundle formation.

(Acquired Progressive Lymphangioma, NCI Thesaurus)

A lymphangioma arising from the stomach.

(Gastric Lymphangioma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include hemangioma and lymphangioma.

(Benign Penile Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A lymphangioma characterized by the presence of thin-walled cavernous lymphatic spaces.

(Cavernous Lymphangioma, NCI Thesaurus)

A lymphangioma arising from the colon.

(Colon Lymphangioma, NCI Thesaurus)

A lymphangioma arising from the skin.

(Cutaneous Lymphangioma, NCI Thesaurus)

A lymphangioma arising from the organs of the abdominal cavity.

(Intra-Abdominal Lymphangioma, NCI Thesaurus)