histoma

histoma

 [his-to´mah]

any tissue tumor.

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]

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.

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]