epithelioma

[ ep-uh-thee-lee-oh-muh ]

noun,plural ep·i·the·li·o·mas, ep·i·the·li·o·ma·ta

[ep-uh-thee-lee-oh-muh-tuh]. /ˌɛp əˌθi liˈoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

a growth or tumor consisting chiefly of epithelial cells.

Origin of epithelioma

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

Other words from epithelioma

ep·i·the·li·om·a·tous [ep-uh-thee-lee-om-uh-tuhs, -oh-muh-], /ˌɛp əˌθi liˈɒm ə təs, -ˈoʊ mə-/, adjective

Words Nearby epithelioma

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How to use epithelioma in a sentence

What factors are to be considered in giving a prognosis in epithelioma?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
The chief of these are: simple—dermoid patches, moles of the limbus; malignant—sarcoma, endothelioma, epithelioma.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) | Various
Keratosis of the palms and soles has also been occasionally observed, which, in rare instances, has developed into epithelioma.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Describe the clinical appearances and course of the deep-seated variety of epithelioma.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Describe the clinical appearances and course of the papillomatous variety of epithelioma.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon

British Dictionary definitions for epithelioma

epithelioma

/ (ˌɛpɪˌθiːlɪˈəʊmə) /

nounplural -mas or -mata (-mətə)

pathol a malignant tumour of epithelial tissue

Derived forms of epithelioma

epitheliomatous (ˌɛpɪˌθiːlɪˈɒmətəs), adjective

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