phyma
American
[fahy-muh]
/ ˈfaɪ mə /
noun
Pathology.
phymas,
plural
phymata
plural
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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
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