myoma

American  

[mahy-oh-muh] / maɪˈoʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

plural

myomas, myomata

1. a tumor composed of muscular tissue.

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myoma British  

/ maɪˈəʊmə /

noun

1. a benign tumour composed of muscle tissue

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Other Word Forms

• myomatous
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of myoma

First recorded in 1870–75; my- + -oma

Example Sentences

Hundreds of kilometres away, the former imam of Myoma mosque, Soe Nay Oo, felt the quake in the Thai border town of Mae Sot.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2025

The principal of the local public school, who was also the only female trustee of the Myoma mosque, also died.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2025

In Myoma alone, more than 60 people were said to be crushed in the collapse, while scores more died in the Myodaw and Moekya mosques.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2025

Eyewitnesses in Sagaing have told the BBC that the road where the mosques were, Myoma Street, was the worst hit in the city.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2025