See Also: leio-(medicine)
leio-(dictionary)

leio- (iou) and ROM (sh)


leio- (iou)



leio- combining form of Greek leios smooth, forming chiefly nouns and adjectives in Biology & Medicine: see -O-.
leiomy'oma noun, pl. -mas, -mata , Medicine a myoma arising from smooth muscle L19.
leiomyosar'coma noun, pl. -mas, -mata , Medicine a malignant sarcoma arising from smooth muscle, esp. a uterine fibroid E20.
leio'phyllous adjective (Botany) having smooth leaves L19.
leiotrichous adjective smooth-haired; having straight lank hair: M19.
leiotrichy noun the fact or condition of being leiotrichous E20.

ROM (sh)




in full read-only memory

Form of computer memory that does not lose its contents when the power supply is cut off and that is not rewritable once it is manufactured or written.

It is generally employed for programs designed for repeated use without modification, such as the start-up procedures of a personal computer; the ROM is used for storing the program used in the control unit of the computer. See also CD-ROM, compact disc.