tyroma

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τυρός (turós, “cheese”) +‎ -oma.

Noun

tyroma (countable and uncountable, plural tyromata)

1. (medicine, archaic) A tumor caused by caseation of the lymphatic glands.
2. (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

• (falling out of hair): Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908.