tyroma

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ancient Greek τυρός (turós, “cheese”) +‎ -oma

Noun[edit]

tyroma (countable and uncountable, plural tyromata)

  1. (medicine, archaic) A tumor caused by caseation of the lymphatic glands.
  2. (medicine, archaic) Synonym of tyriasis (“the falling out of the hair”).
    • 2004, Arti Mishra, Women in Slums: Impact of Environmental Pollution, page 103:
      Oil is important for the hair. It is like the food for it. It makes hair thick and saves from tyroma.

References[edit]

  • (falling out of hair): Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908.
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