myoma
Americannoun
plural
myomas, myomatanoun
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Origin of myoma
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A pure myoma is very rare, and is met with in organs possessed of non-striped muscle, such as the stomach, intestine, urinary bladder, and prostate.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
The chief causes are septic endometritis following labour or abortion, gangrene of a myoma, gonorrhoea, tuberculosis and cancer of the uterus; it sometimes follows the specific fevers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
Rhabdomyoma, rab-dō-mī-ō′ma, n. a myoma consisting of striated muscular fibres.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
He also refers to the frequency of myoma of the uterus among those who have not become pregnant or who have long ceased to bear children.
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women by Ellis, Havelock
In fact, the clinical differentiation between myoma and fibroma is almost impossible.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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