haemangioma

Thân thiện

A small haemangioma is visible on the baby's arm.

Definition

Noun: A haemangioma is a benign (non-cancerous) tumor or growth made up of a mass of small blood vessels. It is a type of angioma. Some haemangiomas are visible on the skin and are present at birth or appear shortly after, commonly referred to as birthmarks.

Usage

The word "haemangioma" is a medical term used primarily in healthcare, dermatology, and pediatrics to describe a specific, common type of vascular birthmark. It is a countable noun.

Examples

• The pediatrician diagnosed the red mark on the baby's cheek as a haemangioma.
• Most infantile haemangiomas grow during the first year of life and then slowly fade.
• The dermatologist explained that the haemangioma was harmless and required no treatment.

Advanced Usage

• "Infantile haemangioma": This is the most common type, appearing in infancy. It is often called a "strawberry mark" due to its bright red, raised appearance.
• "Cavernous haemangioma": This type involves larger, deeper blood vessels and can occur in internal organs as well as on the skin.

Variants and Related Words

• Hemangioma: This is the standard American English spelling, without the 'a' (haem-).
• Angioma (n): The general medical term for a benign tumor made of blood or lymph vessels. A haemangioma is a specific type of angioma.
• Birthmark (n): A general, non-medical term for a mark on the skin present at or soon after birth. A haemangioma is one kind of birthmark.

Synonyms

• Vascular birthmark: A descriptive synonym emphasizing its nature and when it appears.
• Strawberry mark/nevus: A common lay term for a specific type of superficial infantile haemangioma.

Related Phrases

• To have a haemangioma: The standard phrase to indicate its presence.
  • The child was born with a haemangioma on her arm.
• For a haemangioma to involute: A medical phrase meaning for the haemangioma to shrink or fade away, which many do over time.
  • We expect the haemangioma to involute by the time she starts school.

Học thuật

Noun

1. benign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birthmarks

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