myxoma Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a benign tumor of connective tissue containing jellylike material

WordNet

Myx*o"ma noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. mucus + -oma.
Wordforms
plural Myxomata
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A tumor made up of a gelatinous tissue resembling that found in the umbilical cord.

Webster 1913