hemangiosarcoma

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noun

A fast-growing, highly invasive variety of cancer, a sarcoma arising from the lining of blood vessels, occurring almost exclusively in dogs and rarely in cats.

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Meanings

nounhemangiosarcoma (plural hemangiosarcomas or hemangiosarcomata)

plural hemangiosarcomas · plural hemangiosarcomata · alternative haemangiosarcoma

  1. biologyA fast-growing, highly invasive variety of cancer, a sarcoma arising from the lining of blood vessels, occurring almost exclusively in dogs and rarely in cats.

Origin

From hemo- + angio- + sarcoma.

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Translations

Finnish hemangiosarkooma
  • hemangiosarkoomacancer arising from the lining of blood vessels
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APA

hemangiosarcoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemangiosarcoma

MLA

“hemangiosarcoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemangiosarcoma. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemangiosarcoma,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemangiosarcoma.

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