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-tuh s] /mɪkˈsɒm ə təs/, noun

Words nearby myxoma

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

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

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.