epithelioma

American

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

noun

Pathology.

a growth or tumor consisting chiefly of epithelial cells.

epithelioma British

/ ˌɛpɪˌθiːlɪˈɒmətəs, ˌɛpɪˌθiːlɪˈəʊmə /

noun

pathol a malignant tumour of epithelial tissue

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

epitheliomatous

adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

epitheliomas

plural
epitheliomata

plural

Etymology

Origin of epithelioma

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

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