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

Fibroid tumours of the uterus are described with myoma.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

In a recent work Tait remarks that the largest uterine myoma which he ever removed weighed 68 pounds, and adds that it grew after the menopause.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

A diagnosis was made of multilocular ovarian cyst or edematous myoma of the uterus, and on the morning of December 7, 1890, an operation was performed.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

When fibroids are complicated by pregnancy, impaction and consequent abortion may take place, or a cervical myoma may offer a mechanical obstacle to delivery or lead to serious post partem haemorrhage.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

Myoma.—A myoma is composed of non-striped muscle fibres.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis