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my·o·ma

 (mī-ō′mə)
n. pl. my·o·mas or my·o·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
A tumor composed of muscle tissue.

my·o′ma·tous (-ō′mə-təs, -ŏm′ə-) adj.
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myoma

(maɪˈəʊmə)
n, pl -mas or -mata (-mətə)
(Pathology) a benign tumour composed of muscle tissue
myˈomatous adj
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my•o•ma

(maɪˈoʊ mə)

n., pl. -mas, -ma•ta (-mə tə)
a tumor composed of muscle tissue.
[1870–75]
my•om′a•tous (-ˈɒm ə təs, -ˈoʊ mə-) adj.
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myoma

A benign tumor of muscle.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.myoma - a benign tumor composed of muscle tissue
leiomyoma - benign tumor of smooth muscle (usually in the uterus or digestive tract)
rhabdomyoma - benign rumor of striated muscle
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Translations

my·o·ma

n. mioma, tumor benigno compuesto de tejido muscular.
___ previum___ previo.
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myoma

n mioma m; uterine — mioma uterino
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References in periodicals archive ?
There are different approaches to the treatment of pedunculated prolapsed myomas and there are reports about its management in the literature.
Uterine myomas are benign, monoclonal tumours of the smooth muscle of the myometrium.
(1) In younger women between the ages of 19 and 39 years, abnormal bleeding most frequently occurs as a result of pregnancy or benign structural lesions like polyps or myomas. Anovulatory cycles are also common in younger women, as are polycystic ovarian syndrome, and abnormalities of hormonal contraception.
"Our results reflect the immediate change in surgical practice after a policy change, and this might be neutralized once newer techniques for removing myomas and myomatous uteri by minimally invasive measures are adopted more broadly."
The company added that the Phase 2b trial was conducted in women with heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) associated with uterine fibroids, also called leiomyomas or myomas, are noncancerous muscle tissue tumors of the uterus and are most common in women aged 30-40 years but can occur at any age.
She underwent a total hysterectomy for recurrent uterine myomas with menorrhagia 4 years ago.
Laparoscopic complications include injuries to the vessels bowel urinary tract and incisional hernia.3 Since the introduction of laparoscopic morcellation procedures few studies have found some complications.45 They found that morcellation increases the possibility of leaving behind small residues of endometrium and leiomyoma which can implant into normal tissue anywhere in the peritoneal cavity.6-8 Diagnosis of the recurrence of myomas is often incidental at the time of abdominal surgery for other diseases;
A study comparing imaging and histologic findings from 257 uterine myomas identified large size and increased vascularity as the main characteristics that should increase suspicion of leiomyosarcoma, she said at the annual meeting of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists.