phyma
[ fahy-muh ]
/ ˈfaɪ mə /
noun, plural phy·mas, phy·ma·ta [fahy-muh-tuh] /ˈfaɪ mə tə/. Pathology.
a nodule, swelling, or small, rounded tumor of the skin.
Origin of phyma
1685–95; < Latin < Greek
phȳ́ma a swelling, tumor, equivalent to
phȳ́(esthai) to grow (akin to
phŷlon
phylon) +
-ma noun suffix denoting result
OTHER WORDS FROM phyma
phy·mat·ic [fahy-mat-ik] /faɪˈmæt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby phyma
phylogenetic classification,
phylogenetics,
phylogeny,
phylon,
phylum,
phyma,
phymatosis,
phys ed,
phys-,
phys.,
phys. chem.
Example sentences from the Web for phyma
The Phyma appears after the same manner as the Phygeton, and suppurates.
The Compleat Surgeon, or the Whole Art of Surgery Explain'd in a Most Familiar Method |Charles Gabriel Le Clerc
Medical definitions for phyma
phyma
[ fī′mə ]
n.
A nodule or small rounded tumor of the skin.