epithelioma

American  

[ep-uh-thee-lee-oh-muh] / ˌɛp əˌθi liˈoʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

plural

epitheliomas, epitheliomata

1. a growth or tumor consisting chiefly of epithelial cells.

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epithelioma British  

/ ˌɛpɪˌθiːlɪˈɒmətəs, ˌɛpɪˌθiːlɪˈəʊmə /

noun

1. pathol a malignant tumour of epithelial tissue

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Other Word Forms

• epitheliomatous adjective

Etymology

Origin of epithelioma

First recorded in 1870–75; epitheli(um) + -oma

Example Sentences

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

We have met with a case of paraffin epithelioma on the neck, and a similar type of epithelioma may be met with in a lupus or a burn of long standing.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

What factors are to be considered in giving a prognosis in epithelioma?

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

Large, flat papillomas or warts may be single or multiple; they are of slow growth, and as they may also become the starting-point of epithelioma, they should be removed.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander