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thymoma

Syllabification: (thy·mo·ma)
Pronunciation: /THīˈmōmə/
Definition of thymoma

noun (plural thymomas or thymomata /-mətə/)

Medicine
  • a rare, usually benign tumor arising from thymus tissue and sometimes associated with myasthenia gravis.

Origin:

early 20th century: from thymus + -oma

thymoma in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of thymoma in the British & World English dictionary