tyroma
English edit
Etymology edit
Ancient Greek τυρός (turós, “cheese”) + -oma
Noun edit
tyroma (countable and uncountable, plural tyromata)
- (medicine, archaic) A tumor caused by caseation of the lymphatic glands.
- (medicine, archaic) Synonym of tyriasis (“the falling out of the hair”).
- 2004, Arti Mishra, Women in Slums: Impact of Environmental Pollution, page 103:
- Oil is important for the hair. It is like the food for it. It makes hair thick and saves from tyroma.
References edit
- (falling out of hair): Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908.