epithelioid
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of epithelioid
First recorded in 1875–80; epitheli(um) + -oid
Example Sentences
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Like Milla, Ainscough was diagnosed with an aggressive type of epithelioid sarcoma in her forearm.
From Salon
Ham had been diagnosed with a type of sarcoma called epithelioid angiomyolipoma.
From Fox News
And all this came during a season in which Marc Davidson, the 48-year-old coach at Blackhawk Christian, has been battling renal epithelioid angiomyolipoma, a rare cancer that has spread into his lungs.
From Washington Times
The biopsies gave a diagnosis of epithelioid sarcoma - an aggressive cancer affecting body tissue - at the start of February but it was too late for treatment.
From BBC
At the start of February she was diagnosed with epithelioid sarcoma and died seven days later.
From BBC
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