Pathology · Immune System · Hard
Thymoma
Meaning: Tumour arising from the epithelial cells of the thymus gland.
In practice: A thymoma was found in the anterior mediastinum of the patient with myasthenia.
Word parts
- -oma means a lump, mass or tumour
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