myomatousadj.
/mʌɪˈəʊmətəs/, U.S. /maɪˈoʊmədəs/ Pathology.
Relating to or of the nature of a myoma; affected with a myoma.
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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
1876 S. W. Gross Gross's Pract. Treat. Dis. Bladder (ed. 3) i. ix. 266 It sometimes happens that a myomatous fibroma is accidentally enucleated from its bed.
1887 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 14 May 1045/2 An enormous uterine tumour of the spongy myomatous variety.
1970 Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynaecol. Brit. Commonw. 77 967/1 The blood supply of 28 myomatous uteri, which form part of a larger series of 60 hysterectomy specimens..have been studied.
1993 Obstetr. & Gynecol. 82 213 Conception occurs in the majority of infertile women with a large myomatous uterus who undergo myomectomy and second-look laparoscopy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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