SPIDER ANGIOMA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red dot from which blood vessels radiate

Synonyms:

spider angioma; spider nevus; vascular spider

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("spider angioma" is a kind of...):

angioma (a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels)

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