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thymoma

thy mo ma |THīˈmōmə θaɪˈmoʊmə | noun ( pl. thymomas or thymomata |-mətə | ) Medicine a rare, usually benign tumor arising from thymus tissue and sometimes associated with myasthenia gravis. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from thymus + -oma .

 

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thymoma

thymoma |ˈθʌɪməʊmə | noun ( pl. thymomas or thymomata |-mətə | ) Medicine a rare, usually benign tumour arising from thymus tissue and sometimes associated with myasthenia gravis. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from thymus + -oma .