Spider angioma

Introduction: Spider angioma

Description of Spider angioma

Spider angioma: a telangiectatic arteriole in the skin with radiating capillary branches simulating the legs of a spider; characteristic, but not pathognomonic, of parenchymatous liver disease; also seen in pregnancy, often disappearing after delivery, and at times in healthy people. SYN: arterial spider, nevus araneus, spider hemangioma, spider nevus, spider telangiectasia, vascular spider.
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Spider angioma: a dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red dot from which blood vessels radiate.
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Terms associated with Spider angioma:

Terms Similar to Spider angioma:

• spider nevus
• vascular spider

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Broader terms for Spider angioma

• angioma

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Hierarchical classifications of Spider angioma

The following list attempts to classify Spider angioma into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• angioma
• neoplasm,tumor,tumour
• growth
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

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