myxomatousadj.
/mɪkˈsəʊmətəs/, U.S. /ˌmɪkˈsoʊmədəs/ Pathology.
Of the nature of or resembling a myxoma. Also: = mucoid adj.
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sublated1647
polypous1684
polypose1722
extravasate1728
flatulent1730
primary1793
mammary1804
osteosarcomatous1825
polypoid1827
carcinoid1830
homoeomorphous1832
melanoid1839
polypiform1846
tyromatous1848
non-malignant1852
extravasated1853
adenomatous1863
histioid1864
histoid1865
myxomatous1872
small-cell1872
lymphadenomatous1873
polypoidal1873
lymphomatous1876
myomatous1876
lympho-sarcomatous1880
haematomatous1886
fibro-lipomatous1889
teratomatous1891
mixed1892
fibro-adenomatous1894
psammomatous1897
tunnelled1898
mycosic1899
radioresistant1922
melanomatous1943
sarcoid-like1943
paragangliomatous1965
oncofetal1972
1872 T. Bryant Pract. Surg. lxiv. 713 A fibro-cellular, myxomatous, fibro-nucleated, or fibro-plastic tumour.
1875 tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. X. 226 Myxomatous degeneration.
1929 Arch. Pathol. 8 913 Degeneration of such lipoid cells yields a colorful picture as myxomatous or plain fibrous areas intermingle.
1971 Nature 31 Dec. 547/2 The histology of the RSVA tumour revealed a much more malignant fibro-sarcoma containing myxomatous elements.
1996 Med. Electron Microsc. 29 129 The tumor cells were dispersed in a myxomatous, eosinophilic ground substance.
2002 Foot & Ankle Internat. 23 595 Pathological changes consist of one or more of the following: a myxomatous degeneration of collagenous tissue; fibrosis; [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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