How to Pronounce Angiomyolipoma

Say it like this: an-jee-oh-my-oh-lih-POH-mah. The stress falls on the last syllable, which rhymes with "comma." Break it into smaller chunks if it helps: an-jee-oh (sounds like "on-zee-oh"), then my-oh (like "my-oh"), then lih-POH-mah.

Many people stress the wrong syllable and say an-jee-oh-MY-oh-lip-OH-mah instead of an-jee-oh-my-oh-lih-POH-mah. The emphasis needs to be on that final "POH" sound, not on "my" or "lip."

Yes! The word has three Greek roots: "angio" means blood vessels, "myo" means muscle, and "lipoma" means a fatty tumor. So the word literally describes a tumor made of blood vessels, muscle, and fat all mixed together.

"Angio" comes from Greek and means blood vessels. You'll see it in other medical words like "angiogram" (a picture of blood vessels) and "angioplasty" (a procedure involving blood vessels).

"Myo" is Greek for muscle. It shows up in words like "myocardial" (relating to the heart muscle) and "myositis" (inflammation of muscle).

It has seven syllables: an-gi-o-my-o-li-po-ma. When you say it naturally with the stress on POH, some of the syllables blend together a bit, but counting them out helps you see the structure.

Yes, doctors sometimes write it as AML. But when you're speaking, you still say the full word: angiomyolipoma.

Here's an example: "The radiologist noted an angiomyolipoma on the imaging report." This sentence shows how the word would be used in a medical context when discussing what was found.