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psammoma

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psammoma /psam·mo·ma/ (sam-o´mah)
1. any tumor containing psammoma bodies.
2. psammomatous meningioma.
psam·mo·ma (s-mm)
n. pl. psam·mo·mas or psam·mo·ma·ta (-m-t)
Psammomatous meningioma. No longer in technical use.
psammoma
[samō′mə] pl. psammomas, psammomata
Etymology: Gk, psammos, sand, oma, tumor
a neoplasm containing small calcified granules (psammoma bodies) that occurs in the meninges, choroid plexus, pineal body, and ovaries. Also called sand tumor.
psammoma [sah-mo´mah]
a tumor, especially a meningioma, that contains psammoma bodies.
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