lipoma

/li'poumə/

Thân thiện

A doctor points to a small lipoma on a patient's arm during a checkup.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A benign tumor composed of fatty tissue: A lipoma is a non-cancerous growth made up of fat cells. It is typically soft, movable, and located just under the skin.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The doctor diagnosed the lump on his back as a harmless lipoma.
  • Lipomas are common and usually do not require treatment unless they cause discomfort.

Advanced Usage

• Medical Context: In clinical terminology, a lipoma is classified as a mesenchymal tumor. The plural form is "lipomas" or, less commonly, "lipomata."
  • Multiple lipomata can be a feature of certain genetic syndromes.

Variants and Related Words

• Lipomatous (adj): Pertaining to or resembling a lipoma.
  • The biopsy confirmed the lipomatous nature of the tissue.

Synonyms

• Fatty tumor: A descriptive, non-technical synonym.
• Adipose tumor: A more formal medical term using "adipose," which means relating to fat.

Different Meanings

• This word has a single, specific meaning in medical English. It does not have general or idiomatic uses outside this context.

Notes

• There are no idioms or phrasal verbs associated with this specific medical term.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a tumor consisting of fatty tissue

Từ đồng nghĩa

• adipose tumor