leiomyoma
(lī″ō-mī-ō′mă)
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pl. leiomyomas pl. leiomyomata [leio- + myoma]
A benign tumor consisting principally of smooth muscle. Many leiomyomas are asymptomatic.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Leiomyoma." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765286/all/leiomyoma.
Leiomyoma. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765286/all/leiomyoma. Accessed November 17, 2024.
Leiomyoma. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765286/all/leiomyoma
Leiomyoma [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 17]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765286/all/leiomyoma.
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