Definition of Lymphangioma

1. Noun. Benign angioma consisting of a mass of lymphatic vessels.

Generic synonyms: Angioma

Definition of Lymphangioma

1. Noun. (medicine) A benign tumour of the lymph vessel ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Lymphangioma

1. A localised collection of lymphatic vessels resulting in a nodule or mass. most are congenital. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lymphangioma

lymphangiectatic
lymphangiectodes
lymphangiectomy
lymphangiitis
lymphangio-
lymphangioendothelioma
lymphangiogenesis
lymphangiogenic
lymphangiogram
lymphangiograms
lymphangiographies
lymphangiography
lymphangioleiomyomatoses
lymphangioleiomyomatosis
lymphangiology
lymphangioma cavernosum
lymphangioma cysticum
lymphangioma simplex
lymphangioma tuberosum multiplex
lymphangioma xanthelasmoideum
lymphangiomas
lymphangiomata
lymphangiomatous
lymphangiomyoma
lymphangiomyomatosis
lymphangion

Literary usage of Lymphangioma

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on diseases of the skin for advanced students and practitioners by Henry Weightman Stelwagon (1916)
"Cystic lymphangioma, another of Wegner's classes, needs to be but cursorily referred ... Cavernous lymphangioma, the other group in Wegner's classification, ..."

2. Diseases of the Skin by Richard Lightburn Sutton (1916)
"Cystic lymphangioma, or hygroma, is usually congenital in origin, ... lymphangioma circumscriptum. (Courtesy of Dr. John A. Fordyce and Dr. George M. MacKee ..."

3. Surgical Pathology and Therapeutics by John Collins Warren (1900)
"lymphangioma. lymphangioma is a tumor which bears the same relation to the ... The following described three varieties are recognized: The lymphangioma ..."

4. Diseases of the skin: Inluding the Acute Eruptive Fevers by Frank Crozer Knowles (1914)
"Cystic lymphangioma is a surgical condition consisting of multilocular cysts, usually attacking the neck, and mostly congenital in origin. ..."

5. The Principles and Practice of Dermatology: Designed for Students and by William Allen Pusey (1907)
"Anatomically, according to Crocker, the lesions of lymphangioma tuberosum multiplex are cysts lined with flat, nucleated epithelium from which there extend ..."

6. A Practical treatise on diseases of the skin by John Vietch Shoemaker (1901)
"lymphangioma may present a resemblance to the large papular ... Dr. Pilcher met with a case of lymphangioma of the groin, presenting a close resemblance to ..."

7. A Practical treatise on diseases of the skin, for the use of students and by James Nevins Hyde (1893)
"lymphangioma (Circumscribed lymphangioma L Two varieties of these growths are ... lymphangioma TUBEROSUM MULTIPLEX.—These rare growths of lymphatic vessels ..."

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