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myxoma
[ mik-soh-muh ]
noun
, Pathology.
, plural myx·o·mas, myx·o·ma·ta [mik-, soh, -m, uh, -t, uh].
- a soft tumor composed of connective and mucoid tissue.
myxoma
/ mɪkˈsəʊmə; mɪkˈsɒmətəs /
noun
- a tumour composed of mucous connective tissue, usually situated in subcutaneous tissue
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Derived Forms
- myxomatous, adjective
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Other Words From
- myx·om·a·tous [mik-, som, -, uh, -t, uh, s], noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Mucous polypus of the nose, which is often described as a myxoma, is merely a pendulous process of œdematous mucous membrane.
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New growths include the fibroma, the myxoma, the myeloma or giant-celled tumour, and various forms of sarcoma.
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Its pathological occurrence in the adult as a circumscribed tumor, the myxoma, may also be mentioned.
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The pure myxoma is extremely rare, and clinically resembles the lipoma.
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