steatoma

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noun

A sebaceous cyst.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounsteatoma (plural steatomas or steatomata)

plural steatomas · plural steatomata

  1. archaicmedicineA sebaceous cyst.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekστεάτωμα
  2. Englishsteatoma

From Ancient Greek στεάτωμα (steátōma). By surface analysis, steato- + -oma.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 脂肪瘤
  • 脂肪瘤 (zhīfángliú)Translations
French stéatôme
  • stéatômeTranslations

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APA

steatoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steatoma

MLA

“steatoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steatoma. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “steatoma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steatoma.

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