A benign tumor or growth involving chyle or chyle vessels; a medical condition related to lymphatic system abnormalities.
From Greek 'chylos' (chyle/juice) + 'angeion' (vessel) + '-oma' (tumor/growth). This is modern medical terminology combining Greek roots to describe a specific pathological condition.
Medical terminology is basically Greek-and-Latin word building—doctors combine root words like LEGO blocks ('chyl-' for juice, 'angio-' for vessels, '-oma' for tumors) to describe new conditions they discover, which is why medical words look so intimidating but actually follow very logical patterns!
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