lipoma

lipoma [li-poh-muh, lahy-] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural li·po·mas, li·po·ma·ta [li-poh-muh-tuh, lahy-] /lɪˈpoʊ mə tə, laɪ-/. Pathology.

1. a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.

Origin of lipoma From New Latin, dating back to 1820–30; see origin at lip-, -oma Also called fatty tumor. Related formsli·pom·a·tous [li-pom-uh-tuh s, -poh-muh-, lahy-] /lɪˈpɒm ə təs, -ˈpoʊ mə-, laɪ-/, adjective Examples from the Web for lipoma Historical Examples of lipoma

On April 5th, three weeks after the osteotomy, a lipoma was removed from another patient aged twenty-one years.

A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I

Various

A lipoma, or fatty tumor, in the subcutaneous tissue, may go on increasing to huge bulk while the body is steadily emaciating.

Special Report on Diseases of Cattle

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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 noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)

1. pathol a benign tumour composed of fatty tissue

Derived Formslipomatous (lɪˈpɒmətəs), adjectiveWord Origin for lipoma C19: New Latin Word Origin and History for lipoma n.

“fatty tumor” (plural lipomata), 1830, medical Latin, from Greek lipos “fat” (n.), see lipo-, + -oma.

lipoma in Medicine lipoma [lĭ-pō′mə, lī-] n. pl. li•po•mas

1. A benign tumor composed chiefly of fat cells.