lipoma
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(li-pō′mă)

[lipo- + -oma,]
A benign fatty tumor. They often appear in crops on the arms or trunk but are not metastatic.
lipomatous (′măt-ŭs)

MASSIVE LIPOMA ON THE BACK ; SEE: chondrolipoma
LIPOMA
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(li-pō′mă)

[lipo- + -oma,]
A benign fatty tumor. They often appear in crops on the arms or trunk but are not metastatic.
lipomatous (′măt-ŭs)

MASSIVE LIPOMA ON THE BACK ; SEE: chondrolipoma
LIPOMA
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