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epithelioma

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

noun

Pathology.
epitheliomas, plural epitheliomata plural
  1. a growth or tumor consisting chiefly of epithelial cells.


epithelioma British  
/ ˌɛpɪˌθiːlɪˈɒmətəs, ˌɛpɪˌθiːlɪˈəʊmə /

noun

  1. pathol a malignant tumour of epithelial tissue

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of epithelioma

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

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Epithelioma may originate in the hard palate as a result of local irritation, or may spread from adjacent parts.

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

Epithelioma of the scalp may originate in relation to a wart, an ulcerated wen or sebaceous adenoma, or the cicatrix of a burn.

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

Cancerous Glands in Neck, secondary to Epithelioma of Lip 341 84.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Glands in Neck secondary to Epithelioma of Lip.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Epithelioma of the lip is of the squamous-celled variety, and is met with either as a fungating wart-like projection, or as an indurated ulcer.

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

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