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hamartoma

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌhæ.mɑːˈtəʊ.mə/
  • General-American: /ˌhæ.mɑɹˈtoʊ.mə/
  • rhymes with -əʊmə

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a focal growth that resembles a neoplasm but results from faulty development in an organ

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: growth

History

Etymology

From hamartia + -oma.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 錯構瘤 /错构瘤 (cuògòuliú) — local malformation due to overgrown tissue
  • Dutch: hamartoom — local malformation due to overgrown tissue
  • Finnish: hamartooma — local malformation due to overgrown tissue
  • Kazakh: түйінді ісік (tüiındı ısık) — local malformation due to overgrown tissue
  • Polish: błędniak — local malformation due to overgrown tissue
  • Polish: hamartoma — local malformation due to overgrown tissue
  • Portuguese: hamartoma — local malformation due to overgrown tissue
  • Spanish: hamartoma — local malformation due to overgrown tissue