angioma etymology

English word angioma comes from English -oma, English angio- (Relating to blood vessels or lymph vessels.)

Detailed word origin of angioma

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-oma English (eng) (pathology) Forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity.. (pathology, specifically) Forming nouns indicating tumors or masses, which may be benign or cancerous (malignant).
angio- English (eng) Relating to blood vessels or lymph vessels.
angioma English (eng) (medicine) A benign tumor made up of small blood vessels or lymph vessels.

Words with the same origin as angioma

Descendants of -oma
acanthoma adenoma apudoma astrocytoma branchioma chorioangioma endothelioma fascinoma fibroma genome glioma gyroma haematoma keratoangioma lymph melanoma meningioma myoma myomatous neuroma oncogenomic papilloma stercoroma teratoma xyloma
Descendants of angio-
angiitis angioarchitecture angiocath angiogenesis angiogram angiograph angiokeratosis angiokinase angiolith angiolymphatic angioneuromyoma angioneurosis angiooedema angioparalysis angioplasty angioprevention angiopreventive angioregulatory angiorrhexis angiospastic angiosporous angiostatic angiotomy angiotropic