myxoma

[ mik-soh-muh ]

/ mɪkˈsoʊ mə /

noun, plural myx·o·mas, myx·o·ma·ta [mik-soh-muh-tuh]. /mɪkˈsoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

a soft tumor composed of connective and mucoid tissue.

Origin of myxoma

From New Latin, dating back to 1865–70; see origin at myx-, -oma

OTHER WORDS FROM myxoma

myx·om·a·tous

[mik-som-uh-tuhs], /mɪkˈsɒm ə təs/, noun

Words nearby myxoma

myxofibroma, myxofibrosarcoma, myxoid, myxoid cyst, myxolipoma, myxoma, myxomatosis, myxomembranous colitis, myxomycete, myxomycetous, myxopapillary ependymoma

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Example sentences from the Web for myxoma

Mucous polypus of the nose, which is often described as a myxoma, is merely a pendulous process of œdematous mucous membrane.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Its pathological occurrence in the adult as a circumscribed tumor, the myxoma, may also be mentioned.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
New growths include the fibroma, the myxoma, the myeloma or giant-celled tumour, and various forms of sarcoma.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for myxoma

myxoma

/ (mɪkˈsəʊmə) /

noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)

a tumour composed of mucous connective tissue, usually situated in subcutaneous tissue

Derived forms of myxoma

myxomatous (mɪkˈsɒmətəs), adjective

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Medical definitions for myxoma

myxoma

[ mĭk-sō′mə ]

n. pl. myx•o•mas

A benign tumor composed of connective tissue embedded in mucus.

Other words from myxoma

myx•o′ma•tous (-sō′mə-təs, -sŏm′ə-) adj.

单词	myxoma
释义	myxoma [ mik-soh-muh ] / mɪkˈsoʊ mə / noun, plural myx·o·mas, myx·o·ma·ta [mik-soh-muh-tuh]. /mɪkˈsoʊ mə tə/. Pathology. a soft tumor composed of connective and mucoid tissue. Origin of myxoma From New Latin, dating back to 1865–70; see origin at myx-, -oma OTHER WORDS FROM myxoma myx·om·a·tous [mik-som-uh-tuhs], /mɪkˈsɒm ə təs/, noun Words nearby myxoma myxofibroma, myxofibrosarcoma, myxoid, myxoid cyst, myxolipoma, myxoma, myxomatosis, myxomembranous colitis, myxomycete, myxomycetous, myxopapillary ependymoma Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for myxoma Mucous polypus of the nose, which is often described as a myxoma, is merely a pendulous process of œdematous mucous membrane. Manual of Surgery\|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles Its pathological occurrence in the adult as a circumscribed tumor, the myxoma, may also be mentioned. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various New growths include the fibroma, the myxoma, the myeloma or giant-celled tumour, and various forms of sarcoma. Manual of Surgery\|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles British Dictionary definitions for myxoma myxoma / (mɪkˈsəʊmə) / noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə) a tumour composed of mucous connective tissue, usually situated in subcutaneous tissue Derived forms of myxoma myxomatous (mɪkˈsɒmətəs), adjective 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 Medical definitions for myxoma myxoma [ mĭk-sō′mə ] n. pl. myx•o•mas A benign tumor composed of connective tissue embedded in mucus. Other words from myxoma myx•o′ma•tous (-sō′mə-təs, -sŏm′ə-) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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