noun
- a benign tumor composed of fatty tissue
Usage: medical
Examples
- The doctor assured her that the lipoma was completely harmless.
- Most lipomas are soft and movable under the skin.
- The surgeon removed the lipoma in a simple outpatient procedure.
- Lipomas typically grow slowly and cause no pain.
- The biopsy confirmed it was just a lipoma, not cancer.
- His lipoma had been growing on his back for several years.