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myxoma

[ mik-soh-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.
, plural myx·o·mas, myx·o·ma·ta [mik-, soh, -m, uh, -t, uh].
  1. a soft tumor composed of connective and mucoid tissue.


myxoma

/ mɪkˈsəʊmə; mɪkˈsɒmətəs /

noun

  1. a tumour composed of mucous connective tissue, usually situated in subcutaneous tissue
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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

Origin of myxoma1

From New Latin, dating back to 1865–70; myx-, -oma
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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.

New growths include the fibroma, the myxoma, the myeloma or giant-celled tumour, and various forms of sarcoma.

Its pathological occurrence in the adult as a circumscribed tumor, the myxoma, may also be mentioned.

The pure myxoma is extremely rare, and clinically resembles the lipoma.

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