myxomatous
/mɪkˈsoʊmətəs/
adjective
- Relating to or resembling a myxoma (a benign tumor made of jelly-like tissue).
- The biopsy showed myxomatous changes in the heart valve tissue.
- The surgeon removed a myxomatous growth from the patient's leg.
- Myxomatous degeneration is sometimes found in older dogs.