cystoma

[ si-stoh-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural cys·to·mas, cys·to·ma·ta [si-, stoh, -m, uh, -t, uh].

1. a cystic tumor.

Other Words From

• cys·tom·a·tous [si-, stom, -, uh, -t, uh, s], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cystoma¹

First recorded in 1870–75; cyst- + -oma