Galactoma

/ɡəˌlæktəˈmoʊmə/ noun

Definition

A tumor or abnormal growth composed of or related to milk-secreting tissue.

Etymology

From Greek 'gala' (milk) + '-oma' (tumor or growth). Medical terminology using the standard -oma suffix for any kind of abnormal mass or neoplasm.

Kelly Says

In medical terminology, -oma always means tumor, so a galactoma is a milk-related tumor—but remember that not all tumors are cancer, some are benign growths.

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