myoma

English

Etymology

From myo- +‎ -oma.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /maɪˈoʊmə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /maɪˈəʊmə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -əʊmə

Noun

myoma (plural myomas or myomata)

1. (pathology) A tumor composed of muscle tissue, usually benign and commonly occurring in the uterus and the esophagus.

Derived terms

• adenomyoma
• angioleiomyoma
• angiolipoleiomyoma
• angiomyoma
• angioneuromyoma
• fibromyoma
• hysteromyoma
• leiomyoma
• myomatous
• myomectomy
• rhabdomyoma

Translations

tumor composed of muscle tissue

• Catalan: mioma m
• French: myome (fr) m
• Greek: μύωμα (el) n (mýoma)
• Italian: mioma m
• Japanese: 筋腫 (ja) (きんしゅ, kinshu)
• Polish: mięśniak (pl)
• Spanish: mioma (es) m
• Swedish: myom (sv) n

See also

• fibroid