myoma
/mʌɪˈəʊmə/Pathology
noun
A benign tumour of muscular origin; especially a leiomyoma (fibroid) of the uterus.
- Now more common with distinguishing prefix: see leiomyoma, rhabdomyoma..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Handfield Jones (1819–1890), physician and histologist. From scientific Latin myoma from myo- + -oma.