Meanings
nounhemangioma (plural hemangiomas or hemangiomata)
plural hemangiomas · plural hemangiomata · alternative UK haemangioma · alternative UK hæmangioma
- medicineA usually benign vascular tumor derived from endothelial cells.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounbenign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birthmarks
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Internationalism, from hemo- + angioma.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan hemangioma
- hemangiomavascular tumor
Czech hemangiom
- hemangiomvascular tumor
Finnish hemangiooma, mansikkaluomi
- hemangioomavascular tumor
- mansikkaluomivascular tumor
Polish naczyniak krwionośny
- naczyniak krwionośnyvascular tumor
Russian гемангио́ма
- гемангио́ма (gemangióma)vascular tumor
Spanish hemangioma
- hemangiomavascular tumor
Swedish hemangiom, smultronmärke
- hemangiomvascular tumor
- smultronmärkevascular tumor
Cite this entry
APA
hemangioma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemangioma
MLA
“hemangioma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemangioma. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemangioma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemangioma.
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