A nodule or focus of granulomatous inflammation (usually of the foreign-body type) in association with lipid material deposited in tissues, e.g., after the injection of certain oils. SEE ALSO: paraffinoma. SYN: eleoma, oil tumor, oleogranuloma, oleoma.
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lipo·gran·u·lo·ma (lip″o-gran″u-loґmə) [lipo- + granuloma] a nodule of lipoid material; a foreign body inflammation of adipose tissue containing granulation tissue and oil cysts.Medical dictionary. 2011.