lipoma
[ li-poh-muh, lahy- ]
/ lɪˈpoʊ mə, laɪ- /
noun, plural li·po·mas, li·po·ma·ta [li-poh-muh-tuh, lahy-] /lɪˈpoʊ mə tə, laɪ-/. Pathology.
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
Also called
fatty tumor.
OTHER WORDS FROM lipoma
li·pom·a·tous [li-pom-uh-tuh s, -poh-muh-, lahy-] /lɪˈpɒm ə təs, -ˈpoʊ mə-, laɪ-/, adjectiveWords nearby lipoma
Example sentences from the Web for lipoma
On April 5th, three weeks after the osteotomy, a lipoma was removed from another patient aged twenty-one years.
The pure myxoma is extremely rare, and clinically resembles the lipoma.
Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
British Dictionary definitions for lipoma
lipoma
/ (lɪˈpəʊmə) /
noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)
pathol
a benign tumour composed of fatty tissue
Derived forms of lipoma
lipomatous (lɪˈpɒmətəs), adjectiveWord Origin for lipoma
C19: New Latin
Medical definitions for lipoma
lipoma
[ lĭ-pō′mə, lī- ]
n. pl. li•po•mas
A benign tumor composed chiefly of fat cells.