Lipoma

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  adipoma \ad`i*po"ma\ ([a^]d`[i^]*p[=o]"m[.a]), n.; L. pl.
     {adipomata} ([a^]d`[i^]*p[=o]"m[.a]*t[.a]). [NL. See
     {adipose}; {-oma}.] (Med.)
     An obsolete term for {lipoma}. -- {Ad`i*pom"a*tous}
     ([a^]d`[i^]*p[o^]m"[.a]*t[u^]s or
     [a^]d`[i^]*p[=o]"m[.a]*t[u^]s), a.


     [AS]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lipoma \Li*po"ma\ (l[i^]*p[=o]"m[.a]), n. [NL., from Gr. li`pos
     fat + -oma.] (Med.)
     A tumor consisting of fat or adipose tissue. --
     {Li*pom"a*tous} (-p[o^]m"[.a]*t[u^]s), a.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lipoma
       n : a tumor consisting of fatty tissue [syn: {adipose tumor}]
       [also: {lipomata} (pl)]