Dictionary entry

Steatoma

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Ste′a‐to″ma (–tō″mȧ), n. [L., fr. Gr. στεάτωμα, fr. στεατου̑ν to turn into tallow or suet, fr. στέαρ, -ατοσ, fat, suet.] (Med.) A cyst containing matter like suet.