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noun
A tumor consisting of primitive connective tissue and mucous elements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a benign tumor of connective tissue containing jellylike material
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: benign tumor, benign tumour, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm
History
From New Latin myxōma. By surface analysis, myxo- (“mucus”) + -oma.
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