lipoma

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Diagnosed with the most serious form of the defect, Sophie would need surgery to detach her spinal cord from a fatty mass called a lipoma.

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  • Although sclerosing adenosis, apocrine metaplasia, duct ectasia, lipoma, fat necrosis, and mastitis are scary sounding, they aren't serious and do not increase risk of breast cancer. —  Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com
  • A lipoma is a growth made up of fat cells that occurs just below the skin.
  • Diagnosed with the most serious form of the defect, Sophie would need surgery to detach her spinal cord from a fatty mass called a lipoma. —  Celebrity Baby Blog
  • Unless the lipoma is growing rapidly or in a place that is affecting a dog's ability to walk, most veterinarians just recommend observation without surgical removal. —  Pet Chat with Doc Halligan | Parade.com
  • The appointment had been a relief, a lump was no more than a lipoma, just a piece of annoying fatty tissue. —  Irish Blogs
 

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  1. New Latin, from Greek λίπος, fat, + -oma.
 

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/lɪˈpoʊmə/
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