psammomatous

psammomatous
Possessing or characterized by the presence of psammoma bodies; refers usually to certain types of meningioma or to meningeal hyperplasia with psammoma bodies.

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psam·mo·ma·tous (sam-oґmə-təs) characterized by the presence of or containing psammoma bodies.

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