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psammoma /psam·mo·ma/ (sam-o´mah)

1. any tumor containing psammoma bodies.

2. psammomatous meningioma.

psam·mo·ma (s

-m

)

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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