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Lipoma

Definition: Lipoma

Lipoma

Noun

1. A tumor consisting of fatty tissue.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definitions: Lipoma

DomainDefinitions

Health

A benign tumor composed of fat cells. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Lipoma

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A benign fatty mass that has no known cause. Some experts believe it can be caused by an injury. Generally small, they are not removed unless they inhibit movement or grow large in size.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Lipoma."

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Synonym: Lipoma

Synonym: adipose tumor (n). (additional references)

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Non-Fiction Usage: Lipoma

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Another type of benign tumor often seen in people with MEN1 is a plum-sized, fatty tumor called a lipoma, which grows under the skin. Lipomas cause no health problems and can be removed by simple cosmetic surgery if desired. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Lipoma

The following table summarizes the usage of "lipoma" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
LipomaLast name10081,965
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Lipoma

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
  ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  lipoma

668

  lipoma firs golf course

4

  lipoma removal

17

  arborescens lipoma

3

  lipoma tumor

16

  lipoma neck

3

  lipoma surgery

15

  brain lipoma

3

  cause lipoma

11

  back lipoma lower

3

  lipoma picture

9

  excision lipoma

3

  lipoma mri

8

  breast lipoma

3

  firs lipoma

7

  lipoma photo

3

  lipoma treatment

7

  lipoma subcutaneous

3

  canine lipoma

7

  causing lipoma trauma

2

  lipoma liposarcoma

6

  cyst lipoma

2

  histology lipoma

6

  fatty lipoma

2

  during lipoma pregnancy

6

  cause lipoma tumor

2

  lipoma symptom

5

  firs golf lipoma

2

  cure lipoma

5

  lipoma thigh

2

  intramuscular lipoma

5

  hip lipoma

2

  dog lipoma

5

  leg lipoma

2

  back lipoma

4

  diagnosis lipoma

2

  ankle lipoma

4

  dog in lipoma

2

  callosum corpus lipoma

4

  associate lipoma pregnancy

2
  

cancer lipoma

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Lipoma

Language Translations for "lipoma"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

liposarkoma (adipose sarcoma, lipoma sarcomatodes, liposarcoma), liposarkom (adipose sarcoma, lipoma sarcomatodes, liposarcoma), lipomyxoma (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma), lipomyxom (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma), myxomatøs lipom (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma), myxolipoma (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma), isbjergstumor (iceberg intrabronchial lipoma), foetalt hibernom (fetal fat cell lipoma). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

liposarcoom (adipose sarcoma, lipoma sarcomatodes, liposarcoma), lipomyxoom (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma), myxoma lipomatodes (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma), myxolipoom (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma), hibernoma (fetal fat cell lipoma). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

liposarkooma (adipose sarcoma, lipoma sarcomatodes, liposarcoma), lipomyksooma (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma), rasvasyöpä (adipose sarcoma, lipoma sarcomatodes, liposarcoma), rasvakudossyöpä (adipose sarcoma, lipoma sarcomatodes, liposarcoma), myksolipooma (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma). (various references)

   

French

  

liposarcome (lipoma sarcomatodes, liposarcoma), lipomyxome (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma), lipome myxomateux (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma), lipome intrabronchique en iceberg (iceberg intrabronchial lipoma), lipome à cellules adipeuses foetales (fetal fat cell lipoma), myxolipome (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma), hibernome (fetal fat cell lipoma). (various references)

   

German

  

Liposarkom (adipose sarcoma, lipoma sarcomatodes, liposarcoma), Lipomyxom (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma), Lipoma fötale- cellulare (fetal fat cell lipoma), Lipoblastom (fetal fat cell lipoma), Myxolipom (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma), Hibernoma (fetal fat cell lipoma), fetales Fettzell-Lipom (fetal fat cell lipoma), Eisberg-Tumor (iceberg intrabronchial lipoma). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

βλεννολίπωμα (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma), μυξολίπωμα (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma), λιποσάρκωμα (adipose sarcoma, lipoma sarcomatodes, liposarcoma), λιπομύξωμα (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma). (various references)

   

Italian

  

liposarcoma (adipose sarcoma, lipoma sarcomatodes, liposarcoma), lipomixoma (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma), lipoma sarcomatoso (adipose sarcoma, lipoma sarcomatodes, liposarcoma), lipoma mixomatoso (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma), lipoblastoma (fetal fat cell lipoma), sarcoma adiposo (adipose sarcoma, lipoma sarcomatodes, liposarcoma), mixolipoma (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma), ibernoma (fetal fat cell lipoma). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ipomalay

   

Portuguese

  

lipossarcoma (adipose sarcoma, lipoma sarcomatodes, liposarcoma), lipomixoma (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma), lipoma sarcomatoso (adipose sarcoma, lipoma sarcomatodes, liposarcoma), lipoma mixomatoso (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma), sarcoma adiposo (adipose sarcoma, lipoma sarcomatodes, liposarcoma), mixolipoma (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

lipom. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

liposarcoma (adipose sarcoma, lipoma sarcomatodes, liposarcoma), lipomixoma (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma), lipoma sarcomatoso (adipose sarcoma, lipoma sarcomatodes, liposarcoma), lipoma mixomatoso (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma), lipoma intrabronquial en iceberg (iceberg intrabronchial lipoma), lipoblastoma (fetal fat cell lipoma), sarcoma adiposo (adipose sarcoma, lipoma sarcomatodes, liposarcoma), mixolipoma (lipoma myxomatodes, lipomyxoma, myxolipoma), hibernoma (fetal fat cell lipoma). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

fettsvulst (Wen). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: Lipoma

Derivations

Words beginning with "lipoma": lipomas, lipomata, lipomatous. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Lipoma"

Words rhyming with "lipoma" (pronounced 'Li*po"ma'): Aboma, Adenoma, Adipoma, Amma, Amphiuma, Analemma, Arapaima, Aroma, Asthma, Atheroma, Bema, Blastema, BRAHMA, Brama, Bregma, Broma, Cauma, Ceroma, Chacma, Chiloma, Chloasma, Chondroma, Cima, Coloboma, Comma, Cosmorama, Croma, Cyclorama, Cytoblastema, Enigma, fibroma, GAMMA, gemma, Georama, Glama, Glaucoma, Glioma, gumma, hematoma, Hypoderma, karma, Kokama, Lecama, lemma, Lepisma, leucoma, Lima, llama, Loma, Lucuma. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Lipoma

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-i-l-m-o-p"

-1 letter: limpa, milpa.

-2 letters: lamp, lima, limo, limp, lipa, loam, mail, milo, moil, mola, opal, pail, palm, pial, pima.

-3 letters: ail, aim, alp, ami, amp, imp, lam, lap, lip, lop, map, mil, moa, mol, mop, oil, pal, pam, pia, poi, pol, pom.

-4 letters: ai, al, am, la, li, lo, ma, mi, mo, om, op, pa.

 Words containing the letters "a-i-l-m-o-p"
 

+1 letter: diploma, lampion, lipomas, oilcamp, omphali, optimal.

 

+2 letters: bioplasm, complain, diplomas, diplomat, episomal, lampions, lipomata, oilcamps, olympiad, palimony, palomino, picloram, plasmoid, proclaim, proemial, prolamin, proximal.

 

+3 letters: amblyopia, amblyopic, amphibole, amphiboly, amylopsin, bioplasms, complains, complaint, compliant, diplomacy, diplomaed, diplomata, diplomate, diplomats, liposomal, nemophila, olympiads, optimally, palmation, palominos, papilloma, piclorams, piroplasm, plasmodia, plasmoids, polemical, policeman, polyamide, polyamine, polygamic, proclaims, prolamine, prolamins, spoilsman, sympodial.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Lipoma


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4C 69 70 6F 6D 61

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

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Bibliographic Items: "lipoma"


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Amazon.com BOOKS: Search for: "lipoma"

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Public Service or Web Sites Triggered by: Lipoma