Glossary

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  • Angiomas venosum racemosum

    Swelling associated with severe varicosities of superficial veins.  

  • Telangiectatic angiomas

    Angioma composed of abnormally dilated blood vessels.  

  • Stellate angiomas

    Skin lesion in which numerous telangiectatic vessels radiate from a central point; commonly associated with fiver disease, hypertension, or pregnancy.  

  • Serpiginous angiomas

    A skin disorder marked by the appearance of small red vascular dots arranged in rings; due to proliferation of capillaries.  

  • Angioma cavernosum

    Congenital hemangioma appearing as an elevated dark red benign tumor, ranging in size from a few millimeters to several centimeters. It may pulsate. It commonly involves the subcutaneous or submucous tissue and consists of blood-filled vascular spaces. Small ones may disappear without therapy.  

  • Capillary angioma

    Congenital, superficial hemangioma appearing as an irregularly shaped, red discoloration of otherwise normal skin; due to overgrowth of capillaries.  

  • Angiolysis

    Obliteration of blood vessels, as in the umbilical cord when it is tied just after birth.  

  • Angiolit

    A calcified deposit in the wall of a blood vessel.  

  • Angiolipoma

    A tumor consisting of vascular and fatty cells.  

  • Angioid streaks

    Dark, wavy, anastomosing striae lying beneath retinal vessels. A dark streak seen in the retina that represents a defect in Bruch’s membrane. It is often an age-related phenomenon but sometimes is seen in connective tissue diseases, like pseudoxanthoma elasticum, or hemoglobinopathies, such as sickle cell anemia. Gray, orange, or red undulating and interconnected lines observed…