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cytoma

cytoma noun: a cellular tumor.

Noun

cytoma (plural cytomas or cytomata)

  1. (rare) A cellular tumor.

Forms of cytoma

pluralcytomas
pluralcytomata

Origin of cytoma

Either (1) an outdated coinage from the days when word production with the suffix -oma wasn't yet restricted semantically to neoplasms (19th century), or (2) back-formed via slightly misguided rebracketing from various words for tumors (such as astrocytoma, plasmacytoma, histiocytoma, and pheochromocytoma); possibly generated via both routes, if reinvented independently.

Words formed from cytoma

Questions about cytoma

What does cytoma mean?
Cytoma means a cellular tumor.
What part of speech is cytoma?
Cytoma is a noun.
What is the plural of cytoma?
The plural of cytoma is cytomas.

Words near cytoma in the dictionary

  1. cytolyzates
  2. cytolyze
  3. cytolyzed
  4. cytolyzes
  5. cytolyzing
  6. cytoma
  7. cytomas
  8. cytomata
  9. cytomation
  10. cytomatrices
  11. cytomatrix

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