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A benign tumor composed of muscle tissue
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myoma
Word definitions for myoma in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a benign tumor composed of muscle tissue [also: myomata (pl)]
Wiktionary
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n. (context pathology English) A tumor comprised of muscle tissue, usually benign and commonly occurring in the uterus and the esophagus.
Wikipedia
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Myoma is a kind of mesenchymal tumor .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Myoma \My*o"ma\, n. [NL. See Myo- , and -oma .] (Med.) A tumor consisting of muscular tissue.
Usage examples of myoma.
A diagnosis was made of multilocular ovarian cyst or edematous myoma of the uterus, and on the morning of December 7, 1890, an operation was performed.
On April 18, 1881, Keith, late of Edinburgh, now of London, successfully removed an edematous myoma, together with the uterus, which was 42 pounds in weight.
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.
On April 18, 1881, Keith, late of Edinburgh, now of London, successfully removed an edematous myoma, together with the uterus, which was 42 pounds in weight.