myxoma

[ mik-soh-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural myx·o·mas, myx·o·ma·ta [mik-, soh, -m, uh, -t, uh].

1. a soft tumor composed of connective and mucoid tissue.

myxoma

/ mɪkˈsɒmətəs; mɪkˈsəʊmə /

noun

1. a tumour composed of mucous connective tissue, usually situated in subcutaneous tissue

Derived Forms

• myxomatous, adjective

Other Words From

• myx·om·a·tous [mik-, som, -, uh, -t, uh, s], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of myxoma¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1865–70; myx-, -oma

Example Sentences

Mucous polypus of the nose, which is often described as a myxoma, is merely a pendulous process of œdematous mucous membrane.

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New growths include the fibroma, the myxoma, the myeloma or giant-celled tumour, and various forms of sarcoma.

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Its pathological occurrence in the adult as a circumscribed tumor, the myxoma, may also be mentioned.

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The pure myxoma is extremely rare, and clinically resembles the lipoma.

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