Leiomyoma (redirected from Leiomyomas)

leiomyoma /leio·myo·ma/ (-mi-o´mah) a benign tumor derived from smooth muscle, most often of the uterus.

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leiomyoma cu´tis  one or more smooth, firm, painful, often waxy nodules arising from cutaneous or subcutaneous smooth muscle fibers.

epithelioid leiomyoma  leiomyoma, usually of the stomach, in which the cells are polygonal rather than spindle shaped.

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lei·o·my·o·ma (l-m-m)

n.

A benign tumor derived from smooth muscle, occurring most often in the uterus.

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Leiomyoma

A benign tumor composed of muscle tissue. Leiomyomas in the uterus are sometimes called fibroids.

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leiomyoma (lī´ōmīō´m),

n a benign tumor derived from smooth muscle.

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leiomyoma

a benign tumor derived from smooth muscle, most often of the uterus (leiomyoma uteri) but can occur in urinary bladder, upper intestinal tract and esophagus.

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leiomyoma uteri

leiomyoma of the uterus; called also colloquially, fibroids.

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leiomyoma Fibroma, plural, leiomyomata or, incorrect, but increasingly popular, leiomyomas A benign, well-circumscribed smooth muscle tumor most common in the uterus and stomach. See Fibroid, Fibroma, Intestinal leiomyoma.