Definition

Relating to a type of tumor made up of muscle tissue, often found in the uterus.

Example

The doctor explained that the myomatous growths could cause discomfort and other symptoms.

Conversation

I recently learned about something called myomatous growths in my health class.

Oh really? What are those exactly?

They're tumors that are related to myomas, which can be quite common.

That sounds interesting! I hope they have treatments for them.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Myomatous → It is formed from "myo-" (from Greek "mus", meaning muscle) and "-matous" (from Greek "matos", meaning pertaining to or characterized by). The word "myomatous" refers to something that is characterized by muscle tissue, often used in a medical context to describe tumors or growths related to muscle.

Memory Tip

Think of 'muscle' ('myo-') and remember that 'myomatous' describes something related to muscle tissue.

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