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STROMA
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Irregular inflected form: stromata
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("stroma" is a kind of...):
animal tissue (the tissue in the bodies of animals)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The dense colorless framework of a chloroplast
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("stroma" is a kind of...):
plant tissue (the tissue of a plant)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A mass of fungal tissue that has spore-bearing structures embedded in it or on it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("stroma" is a kind of...):
plant tissue (the tissue of a plant)
Context examples:
It is characterized by the presence of biliary epithelial tissue and fibroblastic stroma.
(Biliary Adenofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)
A morphologic variant of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans characterized by the presence of extensive myxoid stroma formation and a storiform growth pattern.
(Myxoid Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans, NCI Thesaurus)
Can be difficult to distinguish from tangential sections of HGPIN glands, especially given the extensive nature of HGPIN in most models showing progression and the thin rim of stroma in mouse.
(Microinvasive Carcinoma of the Mouse Prostate Gland, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
A rare type of thymoma characterized by the presence of multiple, well formed epithelial nodules separated by a lymphocytic stroma that usually contains germinal centers.
(Micronodular Thymoma, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of a mesenchymal chondroid stroma, fibrosis, and epithelial structures.
(Mixed Tumor of the Skin (Chondroid Syringoma), NCI Thesaurus)
A subtype of classical Hodgkin lymphoma with a mixed inflammatory stroma containing Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells.
(Mixed Cellularity Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
It is characterized by the presence of a biphasic pattern with tubular and cystic structures in a spindle cell stroma.
(Mixed Epithelial Stromal Tumor of the Kidney, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign adenofibroma characterized by the presence of epithelial cells which contain intracytoplasmic mucin and a fibrotic stroma.
(Mucinous Adenofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of spindle cells with myoblastic differentiation, a myxoid stroma, and fibrous septa.
(Mixed Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign, well circumscribed soft tissue neoplasm characterized by the presence of spindle shaped myofibroblasts and mast cells in a collagenous stroma.
(Myofibroblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)
