"cytoma" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cytomas [plural], cytomata [plural]
Etymology: Either (1) an outdated coinage from the days when word production with the suffix -oma wasn't yet restricted semantically to neoplasms (19th century), or (2) back-formed via slightly misguided rebracketing from various words for tumors (such as astrocytoma, plasmacytoma, histiocytoma, and pheochromocytoma); possibly generated via both routes, if reinvented independently. Head templates: {{en-noun|s|cytomata}} cytoma (plural cytomas or cytomata)
  1. (pathology, rare) A cellular tumor. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Pathology Related terms: -cyte, -oma
    Sense id: en-cytoma-en-noun-fYkZZA9p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Inflected forms

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