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Myoma vs Myomectomy - What's the difference?

myoma | myomectomy |

As nouns the difference between myoma and myomectomy

is that myoma is (pathology) a tumor comprised of muscle tissue, usually benign and commonly occurring in the uterus and the esophagus while myomectomy is (surgery) the removal of the uterine myomas.

myoma

English

(wikipedia myoma)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (pathology) A tumor comprised of muscle tissue, usually benign and commonly occurring in the uterus and the esophagus.

    • Derived terms

    * myomatous

    See also

    * fibroid

    myomectomy

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia myomectomy)
  • (surgery) The removal of the uterine myomas.

    • Synonyms

    * fibroidectomy