phyma

American  

[fahy-muh] / ˈfaɪ mə /

noun

Pathology.

phymas, plural phymata plural

1. a nodule, swelling, or small, rounded tumor of the skin.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• phymatic
  adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

• phymata
  plural
• phymas
  plural

Etymology

Origin of phyma

1685–95; < Latin < Greek phȳ́ma a swelling, tumor, equivalent to phȳ́ ( esthai ) to grow (akin to phŷlon phylon ) + -ma noun suffix denoting result