‖ myxoma Path.
(mɪkˈsəʊmə)
Pl. myˈxomata.
[mod.L., f. Gr. µύξα mucus, after sarcōma.]
A tumour consisting of mucous or gelatinous tissue.
| 1870 Brit. Med. Jrnl. II. July to Dec., Index. 1872 T. Bryant Pract. Surg. 748 Many myxomata show opaque spots composed of true adipose tissue. |
| attrib. 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. IV. 688 Although I have examined some hundreds of specimens [of nasal polypus] I have never succeeded in finding a true myxoma cell. |
Hence
myxomatous (
mɪkˈsəʊmətəs)
a., pertaining to or affected with myxoma.
| 1872 T. Bryant Pract. Surg. 713 A fibro-cellular, myxomatous, fibro-nucleated, or fibro-plastic tumour. 1875 tr. von Ziemssen's Cycl. Med. X. 226 Myxomatous degeneration. |