myoma

[ mahy-oh-muh ]

noun,plural my·o·mas, my·o·ma·ta [mahy-oh-muh-tuh]. /maɪˈoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.
  1. a tumor composed of muscular tissue.

Origin of myoma

1
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

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British Dictionary definitions for myoma

myoma

/ (maɪˈəʊmə) /


nounplural -mas or -mata (-mətə)
  1. a benign tumour composed of muscle tissue

Derived forms of myoma

  • myomatous, adjective

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