EPITHELIOMA

epithelioma

(noun) a malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

epithelioma (plural epitheliomas or epitheliomata)

(medicine) Any tumor that originates in the epithelium

Anagrams

• emetophilia

Source: Wiktionary


Ep`i*the`li*o"ma, n. Etym: [NL. See Epithelium, and -oma.] (Med.)

Definition: A malignant growth containing epithelial cells; -- called also epithelial cancer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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