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villoma

villoma

9.9
A small noncancerous lump of cells that forms in body tissue
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : villoma
  • Most villomas are benign and rarely become cancerous.

Examples

  • The surgeon removed a villoma discovered during the patient's examination.

  • A villoma is often diagnosed through imaging or biopsy.

  • The doctor diagnosed her with a villoma.

  • Several villomas were found during the examination.

  • Most villomas are benign tumors that do not require treatment.

  • The doctor explained that a villoma is usually harmless and easy to remove.

  • After the scan, it was confirmed that she had a villoma in her arm.

Synonyms

benign tumor
vsvilloma
  • Specialized
3 3.4

A growth in the body that is not cancer and does not spread to other parts

is specifically an epithelial rounded benign mass rather than any non invasive tumor
adenoma
vsvilloma
  • Specialized
2 7.7

A noncancerous growth that forms in a gland

is from epithelial tissue rather than glandular origins
papilloma
vsvilloma
  • Specialized
1 9.5

Small non-cancerous growth on the skin or in places like the mouth

is any epithelial rounded benign mass not limited to skin or mucous sites
papillary tumor
vsvilloma
  • Specialized
6.7

A noncancerous growth of thin skin-like cells that makes a small nipple-shaped bump

is a smooth rounded epithelial mass without projecting nipple like structures
cystadenoma
vsvilloma
  • Specialized
9.9

A non-cancerous growth that forms fluid-filled sacs in gland tissue

is a simple epithelial rounded mass without internal cysts

How Large

tumor
  • Specialized
368 3.6
neoplasm
  • Specialized
2 8.6
villoma
  • Specialized
9.9
lesion
  • Specialized
60 7.0
nodule
6 7.0

Surface Forms

villoma singular
villomas plural

Morphology

villoma = villus (semi-transparent) = villo + oma

Formed regularly from the combining form 'villo-' (from 'villus') plus the medical suffix '-oma' meaning 'tumor', but both elements are technical and not familiar to average learners.

Etymology

Villoma comes from the Latin word villus, which means 'small hair' or 'tuft', and the medical ending -oma, which means 'tumor' and appears in words like melanoma. So imagine a small, rounded growth made of tiny, hair-like tissue on the body's surface, which is why a villoma is usually a harmless tumor of surface tissue.