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luteoma

luteoma noun: a rare tumour derived from a previous folliculoma or thecoma after luteinization, acquiring the ability to produce and to accumulate the hormone.

Noun

luteoma (plural luteomas or luteomata)

  1. A rare tumour derived from a previous folliculoma or thecoma after luteinization, acquiring the ability to produce and to accumulate the hormone.

Forms of luteoma

pluralluteomas
pluralluteomata

Origin of luteoma

From lutein + -oma.

Questions about luteoma

What does luteoma mean?
Luteoma means a rare tumour derived from a previous folliculoma or thecoma after luteinization, acquiring the ability to produce and to accumulate the hormone.
What part of speech is luteoma?
Luteoma is a noun.
What is the plural of luteoma?
The plural of luteoma is luteomas.

Words near luteoma in the dictionary

  1. luteolins
  2. luteoloside
  3. luteolous
  4. luteolysis
  5. luteolytic
  6. luteoma
  7. luteomas
  8. luteomata
  9. luteone
  10. luteophanol
  11. luteophanols

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