epithelioma
Americannoun
plural
epitheliomas, epitheliomatanoun
Other Word Forms
- epitheliomatous adjective
Etymology
Origin of epithelioma
First recorded in 1870–75; epitheli(um) + -oma
Example Sentences
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There is even a kind of growth, calicoblastic epithelioma, occurring among colonies of corals.
From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2015
Nancy Reagan, 61, after a small growth on her upper lip was excised and diagnosed as basal-cell epithelioma, a curable form of skin cancer.
From Time Magazine Archive
It may take the form of squamous epithelioma or of medullary cancer, and may originate in the tonsil, in the groove between the tonsil and the tongue, or in the soft palate.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
A painful superficial ulcer forms, and if the irritation continues and infection occurs, the surrounding parts become indurated, the ulcer assumes a crater-like appearance, not unlike that of a commencing epithelioma.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
What several varieties of epithelioma are met with?
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman
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