hamartoma

English

Etymology

From hamartia + -oma.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌhæ.mɑːˈtəʊ.mə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌhæ.mɑɹˈtoʊ.mə/
• Rhymes: -əʊmə
• Hyphenation: ham‧ar‧to‧ma

Noun

hamartoma (plural hamartomas or hamartomata)

1. (pathology) A noncancerous, mostly benign, local malformation of cells, due to an overgrowth of multiple aberrant cells.

Derived terms

• hamartomatosis
• hamartomatous
• hamartomous

Translations

local malformation due to overgrown tissue

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 錯構瘤 / 错构瘤 (cuògòuliú)

• Dutch: hamartoom n
• Finnish: hamartooma
• Kazakh: түйінді ісік (tüyindi isik)
• Polish: błędniak m, hamartoma f
• Portuguese: hamartoma m
• Spanish: hamartoma m

See also

• choristoma
• hematoma

Further reading

• “hamartoma”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “hamartoma”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Portuguese

Etymology

From hamartia + -oma.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.maʁˈtõ.mɐ/ [a.mahˈtõ.mɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.maʁˈtõ.mɐ/ [a.mahˈtõ.mɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.maɾˈtõ.mɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.maʁˈtõ.mɐ/ [a.maχˈtõ.mɐ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /a.maɻˈtõ.mɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.maɾˈto.mɐ/

• Hyphenation: ha‧mar‧to‧ma

Noun

hamartoma m (plural hamartomas)

1. (pathology) hamartoma

Further reading

• “hamartoma”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “hamartoma”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026
• “hamartoma”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “hamartoma”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “hamartoma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From hamartia + -oma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amaɾˈtoma/ [a.maɾˈt̪o.ma]
• Rhymes: -oma
• Syllabification: ha‧mar‧to‧ma

Noun

hamartoma m (plural hamartomas)

1. (pathology) hamartoma