Term: angiomyoma
Literally meaning: “growth of muscle vessel”
Origin: Anc Greek
αγγείο/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > άγγος/aggos(=tube)
+μυο-/myo-(=comping form meaning muscle) > μυς/mys/
(=muscle) > μύω/myo(=enclosed like the muscle
inside body or rat in its nest=epimys)
+(-ωμα)/(-oma)=suffix denoting state
or condition of mass growth
Coined/History
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DefinitionAngiomyoma is the tumour which composed of both vascular and muscle tissues.
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