histoma
histoma
[his-to´mah]any tissue tumor.
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his·to·ma
(his-tō'mă),A benign neoplasm in which the cytologic and histologic elements are closely similar to those of normal tissue from which the neoplastic cells are derived.
Synonym(s): histioma
[histo- + G. -oma, tumor]
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histoma
A little-used, nonspecific term for:(1) Any (benign or malignant) neoplasm that is histologically and cytologically similar to the site and background tissue in which it is found (see there);
(2) Benign neoplasm.
This term is not used to working medical parlance.
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his·to·ma
(his-tō'mă)A benign neoplasm in which the cytologic and histologic elements are closely similar to those of normal tissue from which the neoplastic cells are derived.
[histo- + G. -oma, tumor]
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