Verified corpus entry

myofibroma

Reading order

Morphology rail

Construction: Root myo-, muscle; Root fibr-, fiber; Suffix -oma, tumor or mass; reconstructs myofibroma.

  1. 01ROOT / Root

    myo-

    Surface: myo

    muscle

  2. 02ROOT / Root

    fibr-

    Surface: fibr

    fiber

  3. 03SUF / Suffix

    -oma

    Surface: oma

    tumor or mass

myofibroma

Verified entry

This primary analysis is authored in the local corpus. It is a terminology record, not medical advice.

Corpus context

Authored note

NLM MeSH descriptor D047708 verifies this medical headword; the word-part analysis uses existing source-backed parts.

Reference paths

Provenance

Source ledger

  1. Source 1

    Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean

    National Library of Medicine, NIH

    External link to medlineplus.gov; opens in a new tab.

  2. Source 2

    Download MeSH Data

    National Library of Medicine

    External link to www.nlm.nih.gov; opens in a new tab.

  3. Source 3

    Medical Terminology, 2nd ed., Chapter 1 - Identifying Word Parts

    National Library of Medicine, Open Resources for Nursing

    External link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov; opens in a new tab.

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