myxomatous
- adjective
- /mɪkˈsɒmətəs/
- Specialized
- The doctor explained that the myxomatous tissue found in the biopsy was soft and gelatinous.
- myxomatous degeneration
Examples
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A myxolipoma is a lipoma that contains foci of myxomatous degeneration.
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We report a case of myxolipoma—that is, a lipoma with foci of myxomatous degeneration—of the epiglottis in a 56-year-old woman.
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The leaflets thicken, leading to myxomatous degeneration.
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The myxomatous mass was noted to involve the middle ear cavity, and it extended anterosuperiorly to the middle fossa dura.
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Histologic examination revealed that the tumor was largely made up of spindle cells that had a myxomatous appearance secondary to the presence of abundant intercellular connective tissue mucin.
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During the surgery, they removed a myxomatous growth that was affecting the patient's organs.
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The pathologist reported that the tumor had a myxomatous consistency, indicating it was similar to a soft tumor.
Synonyms
Tissue that is soft and jelly-like, similar to mucus
How Soft
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Myxomatous comes from the Greek root myxa, meaning 'mucus' or 'slime', and the ending -oma, meaning 'tumor', and it is the same root as the English word 'mucus'. So, myxomatous describes tissue that is soft, jelly-like, or has a mucus-like quality.