"TOM" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} TOM
  1. (euphemistic) Acronym of time of the month. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, euphemistic Alternative form of: time of the month
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  2. (cytology) Acronym of Translocon on Outer Membrane. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Translocon on Outer Membrane Derived forms: Tom Coordinate_terms: TOC, TIC, TIM
    Sense id: en-TOM-en-noun-uoPEU4RJ Categories (other): Cytology, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Menstruation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Menstruation: 0 100 Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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