Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of the nature of a steatoma.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Med.) Of the nature of a steatoma.

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  • adjective medicine Of the nature of steatoma.

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Examples

  • "Maybe," said the short man, "maybe it's a stay-at-home-with-us tumour after all;" so at least he appeared to pronounce a confounded technical, which I afterwards learned was "steatomatous;" conceiving that my rosy friend was disposed to jeer at me, I gave him a terrific frown, and resumed, "this must not be touched."

    The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Complete Charles James Lever 1839

  • "Maybe," said the short man, "maybe it's a stay-at-home-with-us tumour after all;" so at least he appeared to pronounce a confounded technical, which I afterwards learned was "steatomatous;" conceiving that my rosy friend was disposed to jeer at me, I gave him a terrific frown, and resumed, "this must not be touched."

    The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 2 Charles James Lever 1839

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