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leiomyoma

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A non-cancerous tumor of smooth muscle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

benign tumor of smooth muscle (usually in the uterus or digestive tract)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: myoma

History

Etymology

From leio- + myoma.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: liomioma — tumor of the smooth muscle
  • Spanish: leiomioma — tumor of the smooth muscle