angioma
noun
an·gi·o·ma
ˌan-jē-ˈō-mə 
plural angiomas also angiomata
ˌan-jē-ˈō-mə-tə
: a tumor composed chiefly of blood vessels or lymph vessels
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Cherry angiomas occur when new blood capillaries dilate.
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Sarah Fielding, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
Those growths closely resemble cherry angiomas.
—Sarah Fielding, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
Many people with cavernous angiomas remain stable for years and are able to live normal lives.
—WIRED, 20 Feb. 2023
In a nine-hour surgery the following month, doctors removed the angioma, resolving her stroke risk.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2023
But one type of mark might seem a little more alarming than others: a small, dark or light red bump, better known as a cherry angioma.
—Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 5 Oct. 2021
In some cases what looks like a red mole is actually a cherry angioma, a skin growth made up of blood vessels, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 24 Aug. 2018
For the record, cherry angiomas do not transform into melanomas, Dr. Massick notes.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 24 Aug. 2018
Sarah Fielding, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
Those growths closely resemble cherry angiomas.
—Sarah Fielding, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
Many people with cavernous angiomas remain stable for years and are able to live normal lives.
—WIRED, 20 Feb. 2023
In a nine-hour surgery the following month, doctors removed the angioma, resolving her stroke risk.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2023
But one type of mark might seem a little more alarming than others: a small, dark or light red bump, better known as a cherry angioma.
—Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 5 Oct. 2021
In some cases what looks like a red mole is actually a cherry angioma, a skin growth made up of blood vessels, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 24 Aug. 2018
For the record, cherry angiomas do not transform into melanomas, Dr. Massick notes.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 24 Aug. 2018
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angioma
noun
an·gi·o·ma
ˌan-jē-ˈō-mə
plural angiomas also angiomata
-mət-ə
: a tumor (as a hemangioma or lymphangioma) composed chiefly of blood vessels or lymphatic vessels
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