LEIOMYOMA
\lˌe͡ɪəmɪˈə͡ʊmə], \lˌeɪəmɪˈəʊmə], \l_ˌeɪ_ə_m_ɪ__ˈəʊ_m_ə]\
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A benign tumor derived from smooth muscle tissue, also known as a fibroid tumor. They rarely occur outside of the uterus and the gastrointestinal tract but can occur in the skin and subcutaneous tissues, probably arising from the smooth muscle of small blood vessels in these tissues.
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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