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

Only weeks earlier, Michelle had undergone another ultrasound for her liver hemangioma — still unchanged. — Jordan Greene, People.com, 25 June 2025

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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hem- + angioma

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hemangioma

• ambystoma
• atheroma
• carcinoma
• coloboma
• granuloma
• haematoma
• hamartoma
• hematoma
• hepatoma
• hybridoma
• melanoma
• myeloma

Medical Definition

hemangioma

noun

hem·​an·​gi·​o·​ma

variants or chiefly British haemangioma

ˌhē-ˌman-jē-ˈō-mə 

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