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myoma

American

[mahy-oh-muh] / maɪˈoʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

plural

myomas, myomata

a tumor composed of muscular tissue.

myoma British

/ maɪˈəʊmə /

noun

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

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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)

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

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

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

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

Fibroid tumours of the uterus are described with myoma.

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

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