Path. Pl. -omata. [mod.L., f. as next + -oma, after carcinoma, etc.] A morbid growth in the lymphatics. Hence Lymphangiomatous a.
1876. Duhring, Dis. Skin, 70. Blood vessels and lymphatics are also the seat of new growths, as seen in angioma and lymphangioma of the skin.
1899. Allbutt’s Syst. Med., VI. 456. Some mesenteric cysts … may be due to dilatation of lymphatic vessels and to lymphangiomatous growth.
