MYXOMA (myxomata)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: myxomata   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does myxoma mean? 

• MYXOMA (noun)
  The noun MYXOMA has 1 sense:

1. a benign tumor of connective tissue containing jellylike material

  Familiarity information: MYXOMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MYXOMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A benign tumor of connective tissue containing jellylike material

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("myxoma" is a kind of...):

benign tumor; benign tumour; nonmalignant neoplasm; nonmalignant tumor; nonmalignant tumour (a tumor that is not cancerous)

 Context examples 

A myxoma arising from the ovary.

(Ovarian Myxoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A cardiac myxoma arising from the atrium.

(Atrial Myxoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A cellular myxoma arising from the joints.

(Juxta-Articular Myxoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A myxoma arising from muscle tissues.

(Intramuscular Myxoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples of neoplastic cardiovascular disorders are endocardial myxoma and angiosarcoma.

(Cardiovascular Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include atrial myxoma, cardiac myeloid sarcoma, and pericardial malignant mesothelioma.

(Cardiac Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include fibrofolliculoma, perifollicular fibroma, pilar leiomyoma, and trichogenic myxoma.

(Benign Pilar-Associated Mesenchyme Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A cardiac myxoma arising from the left atrium.

(Left Atrial Myxoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include myxoma, fibroma, and sarcoma.

(Ovarian Soft Tissue Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A myxoma arising from the dermis.

(Cutaneous Myxoma, NCI Thesaurus)