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Myoma vs Polyp - What's the difference?

myoma | polyp |

As nouns the difference between myoma and polyp

is that myoma is a tumor comprised of muscle tissue, usually benign and commonly occurring in the uterus and the esophagus while polyp is an abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane.

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

    polyp

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) an abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane
  • (biology) a cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles

    • Derived terms

    * polypoid

    Related terms

    * polyposis

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