TOMOMANIA
\tˌɒməmˈe͡ɪni͡ə], \tˌɒməmˈeɪniə], \t_ˌɒ_m_ə_m_ˈeɪ_n_iə]\
Definitions of TOMOMANIA
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[Greek] A mania for performing surgical operations.
By Alexander Duane
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A craze for performing needless surgical operations.
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Hysteric desire to be operated upon surgically.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).