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Granuloma
Meaning: Organised nodule of chronic inflammatory cells that may later calcify.
In practice: Old intramuscular injection sites can leave small calcified spheres over the gluteal soft tissues on pelvic films.
Word parts
- -oma means a lump, mass or tumour
Many medical words are built from Greek and Latin parts like these, so learning a few helps you work out new terms.
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Which word means: Slow-growing, locally aggressive malignant tumour arising from remnants of the embryonic axial rod.
Answer: Chordoma
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Answer: Mesothelioma
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