myoma

[ mahy-oh-muh ]

/ maɪˈoʊ mə /

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noun, plural my·o·mas, my·o·ma·ta

[mahy-oh-muh-tuh]. /maɪˈoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

a tumor composed of muscular tissue.

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Origin of myoma

First recorded in 1870–75; my- + -oma

OTHER WORDS FROM myoma

my·om·a·tous

[mahy-om-uh-tuhs, -oh-muh-], /maɪˈɒm ə təs, -ˈoʊ mə-/, adjective

Words nearby myoma

myoglobin, myogram, myograph, myokymia, myology, myoma, myomectomy, myoneural, myoneuralgia, myopathy, myope

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How to use myoma in a sentence

Ein Fall von Myoma im rudimentaren Uterus bicornis unicollis.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
A large symmetrical interstitial myoma may be mistaken for pregnancy, or vice versa.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
Removal of a myoma during pregnancy does not always cause abortion.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
The case differs from the enucleation of a gangrenous myoma which involves the death of an inviable fetus.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley

In fact, the clinical differentiation between myoma and fibroma is almost impossible.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture

British Dictionary definitions for myoma

myoma

/ (maɪˈəʊmə) /

noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)

a benign tumour composed of muscle tissue

Derived forms of myoma

myomatous, adjective

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