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Myxoma vs Myoma - What's the difference?

myxoma | myoma |

As nouns the difference between myxoma and myoma

is that myxoma is a tumor of primitive connective tissue while myoma is a tumor comprised of muscle tissue, usually benign and commonly occurring in the uterus and the esophagus.

myxoma

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A tumor of primitive connective tissue.

    • See also

    * ("myxoma" on Wikipedia)

    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