myoma

[ mahy-oh-muh ]
/ maɪˈoʊ mə /

noun, plural my·o·mas, my·o·ma·ta [mahy-oh-muh-tuh] /maɪˈoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

a tumor composed of muscular tissue.

Origin of myoma

First recorded in 1870–75; my- + -oma

OTHER WORDS FROM myoma

my·om·a·tous [mahy-om-uh-tuh s, -oh-muh-] /maɪˈɒm ə təs, -ˈoʊ mə-/, adjective

Words nearby myoma

myokinesimeter, myokymia, myolipoma, myology, myolysis, myoma, myomalacia, myomectomy, myomelanosis, myomere, myometer

British Dictionary definitions for myoma

myoma
/ (maɪˈəʊmə) /

noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)

a benign tumour composed of muscle tissue

Derived forms of myoma

myomatous, adjective

Medical definitions for myoma

myoma
[ mī-ō′mə ]

n. pl. my•o•mas

A benign tumor of muscular tissue.

Other words from myoma

my•o′ma•tous (-ō′mə-təs, -ŏm′ə-) adj.