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VASCULAR SPIDER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red dot from which blood vessels radiate
Synonyms:
spider angioma; spider nevus; vascular spider
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("vascular spider" is a kind of...):
angioma (a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels)