hemangioma
noun
hem·an·gi·o·ma
ˌhē-ˌman-jē-ˈō-mə 
: a usually benign tumor made up of blood vessels that typically occurs as a purplish or reddish slightly elevated area of skin
Examples of hemangioma in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Apart from painful burns, cancers like squamous cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, hemangioma or hemangiosarcoma can be caused by excessive exposure to UV radiation.
—
Patty Khuly, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Bucklew suffers from a rare blood vessel disorder called cavernous hemangioma.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 1 Oct. 2019
Add-ons can include skin tag and hemangioma (blood mole) removal.
—Rachel Marlowe, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2019
Lifestyle reports, 26-year-old Jennifer August was born with a type of benign growth called a hemangioma, which covers most of her lip and neck, and had always used makeup to cover it up in photos.
—Zoë Weiner, Teen Vogue, 29 May 2018
Bucklew was within an hour of execution in May 2014 when the U.S. Supreme Court halted it over concerns about Bucklew's rare medical condition, cavernous hemangioma.
—Fox News, 20 Mar. 2018
Bucklew, 49, was also within an hour of execution in May 2014 when the U.S. Supreme Court halted it over concerns about Bucklew’s rare medical condition, cavernous hemangioma.
—Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2018
These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of
Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback
about these examples.
Patty Khuly, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Bucklew suffers from a rare blood vessel disorder called cavernous hemangioma.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 1 Oct. 2019
Add-ons can include skin tag and hemangioma (blood mole) removal.
—Rachel Marlowe, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2019
Lifestyle reports, 26-year-old Jennifer August was born with a type of benign growth called a hemangioma, which covers most of her lip and neck, and had always used makeup to cover it up in photos.
—Zoë Weiner, Teen Vogue, 29 May 2018
Bucklew was within an hour of execution in May 2014 when the U.S. Supreme Court halted it over concerns about Bucklew's rare medical condition, cavernous hemangioma.
—Fox News, 20 Mar. 2018
Bucklew, 49, was also within an hour of execution in May 2014 when the U.S. Supreme Court halted it over concerns about Bucklew’s rare medical condition, cavernous hemangioma.
—Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2018
Dictionary Entries Near hemangioma
Cite this Entry
“Hemangioma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hemangioma. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
hemangioma
noun
hem·an·gi·o·ma
variants
or chiefly British haemangioma
plural hemangiomas also hemangiomata
-mət-ə
: a usually benign tumor made up of blood vessels that typically occurs as a purplish or reddish slightly elevated area of skin
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share