psammoma

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Noun

psammoma - a tumor derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges or choroid plexus or certain other structures associated with the brain; characterized by sandlike particlessand tumorneoplasm, tumor, tumour - an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose

Translations

psammoma

[sa′mäm·ə] (medicine) A tumor, usually a meningioma, which contains psammoma bodies.

psammoma

[sah-mo´mah] a tumor, especially a meningioma, that contains psammoma bodies.

psam·mo·ma

(sa-mō'mă), Obsolete term for psammomatous meningioma or meningioma. [psammo- + G. -oma, tumor]

psammoma

(1) Psammoma body, see there.
(2) An obsolete term for any tumour (benign or malignant) with psammoma bodies.
(3) Psammomatous meningioma, see there.
(4) Angiolithic sarcoma, see there.

psam·mo·ma

(sa-mō'mă) Obsolete term for psammomatous meningioma[psammo- + G. -oma, tumor]

psammoma

Related to psammoma: psammoma body

noun

Synonyms for psammoma

noun a tumor derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges or choroid plexus or certain other structures associated with the brain

Synonyms

sand tumor

Related Words

neoplasm
tumor
tumour

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