VASCULAR SPIDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vascular spider mean? 

• VASCULAR SPIDER (noun)
  The noun VASCULAR SPIDER has 1 sense:

1. a dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red dot from which blood vessels radiate

  Familiarity information: VASCULAR SPIDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VASCULAR SPIDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red dot from which blood vessels radiate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

spider angioma; spider nevus; vascular spider

Hypernyms ("vascular spider" is a kind of...):

angioma (a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels)