BLASTOMA.
\blastˈə͡ʊmə], \blastˈəʊmə], \b_l_a_s_t_ˈəʊ_m_ə]\
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PI. blastomata. A term for tumors, denoting growths which are formed by a single type of tissue and derived from an aberrant, autonomous growth of tissue cells of an individual. These include such tumors as the fibroma, chondroma, and even the atypical malignant tumors. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
