myxoma

/mik-soh-muh/US // mɪkˈsoʊ mə //UK // (mɪkˈsəʊmə) //

肌瘤,恶性肿瘤,瘤,蕈状瘤

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural myx·o·mas, myx·o·ma·ta [mik-soh-muh-tuh]. /mɪkˈsoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.
- : a soft tumor composed of connective and mucoid tissue.

Mucous polypus of the nose, which is often described as a myxoma, is merely a pendulous process of œdematous mucous membrane.
New growths include the fibroma, the myxoma, the myeloma or giant-celled tumour, and various forms of sarcoma.
Its pathological occurrence in the adult as a circumscribed tumor, the myxoma, may also be mentioned.
The pure myxoma is extremely rare, and clinically resembles the lipoma.