myoma

Definitions


[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A benign tumour of muscular origin; especially a leiomyoma (fibroid) of the uterus.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Handfield Jones (1819–1890), physician and histologist. From scientific Latin myoma from myo- + -oma




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