Lipoma

/lɪˈpoʊmə/ noun

Definition

A benign tumor composed of fat tissue (adipose tissue). Lipomas are soft, moveable lumps under the skin that grow slowly and are typically painless, representing the most common type of soft tissue tumor.

Etymology

From Greek 'lipos' meaning fat and suffix '-oma' meaning tumor. The term was coined in the early 19th century as medical understanding of different tissue types and tumor classification became more precise.

Kelly Says

Lipoma literally means 'fat tumor' - it's basically a collection of fat cells that got lost and decided to set up their own little community under your skin! They're like the friendly neighbors of the tumor world: soft, squishy, and completely harmless, just hanging out minding their own business.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሊፖማ
lee-poh-mah
ARالعربية
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
BNবাংলা
লিপোমা
lee-poh-mah
CACatalà
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
CSČeština
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
DADansk
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
DEDeutsch
Lipoma
lee-poh-mah
ELΕλληνικά
λιπομa
lee-poh-mah
ESEspañol
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
FAفارسی
لیپوما
lee-poh-mah
FISuomi
lipooma
lee-poh-mah
FRFrançais
lipome
lee-poh-m
GUGU
લિપોમા
lee-poh-mah
HAHA
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
HEעברית
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
HIहिन्दी
लिपोमा
lee-poh-mah
HUMagyar
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
IDBahasa Indonesia
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
IGIG
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
ITItaliano
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
JA日本語
脂肪腫
しぼうしゅ
KKKK
липома
lee-poh-mah
KMKM
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
KO한국어
지방종
ji-bang-jong
MRMR
लिपोमा
lee-poh-mah
MSBahasa Melayu
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
MYမြန်မာ
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
NLNederlands
lipoom
lee-poom
NONorsk
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
PAPA
ਲਿਪੋਮਾ
lee-poh-mah
PLPolski
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
PTPortuguês
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
RORomână
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
RUРусский
липома
lee-poh-mah
SVSvenska
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
SWKiswahili
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
TAதமிழ்
லிப்போமா
lee-poh-mah
TEతెలుగు
లిపోమా
lee-poh-mah
THไทย
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
TLTL
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
TRTürkçe
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
UKУкраїнська
ліпома
lee-poh-mah
URاردو
لیپوما
lee-poh-mah
VITiếng Việt
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
YOYO
lipoma
lee-poh-mah
ZH中文
脂肪瘤
zhī fáng liú
ZUZU
lipoma
lee-poh-mah

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