lipoma

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(li-pō′mă)

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[lipo- + -oma,]
A benign fatty tumor. They often appear in crops on the arms or trunk but are not metastatic.
lipomatous (′măt-ŭs)
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, adj.
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MASSIVE LIPOMA ON THE BACK ; SEE: chondrolipoma
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LIPOMA

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(li-pō′mă)

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[lipo- + -oma,]
A benign fatty tumor. They often appear in crops on the arms or trunk but are not metastatic.
lipomatous (′măt-ŭs)
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, adj.
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MASSIVE LIPOMA ON THE BACK ; SEE: chondrolipoma
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LIPOMA

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