telangiectodes

telangiectodes
A term used to qualify highly vascular tumors. [telangiectasis + G. -odes, fr. eidos, resemblance]

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tel·an·gi·ec·to·des (tə-lan″je-ek-toґdēz) marked by telangiectasia.

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