• (n.) A tubercle on any external part of the body.
(fi´mә) a skin swelling or tumor larger than a tubercle.
Phy'ma noun ; plural Phymata . [ New Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to produce.] (Medicine) A tubercle on any external part of the body. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: fī′mă Definitions: 1. Nonspecific term for a benign (usually small) circumscribed nodular tumor, usually cutaneous.