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epithelioma
[ep-uh-thee-lee-oh-muh]
noun
plural
epitheliomas, epitheliomataa growth or tumor consisting chiefly of epithelial cells.
epithelioma
/ ˌɛpɪˌθiːlɪˈɒmətəs, ˌɛpɪˌθiːlɪˈəʊmə /
noun
pathol a malignant tumour of epithelial tissue
Other Word Forms
- epitheliomatous adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of epithelioma1
Example Sentences
There is even a kind of growth, calicoblastic epithelioma, occurring among colonies of corals.
After a variable number of years epithelioma is prone to develop, usually in one or other of the fissures which accompany the condition.
Keratosis of the palms and soles has also been occasionally observed, which, in rare instances, has developed into epithelioma.
The prognosis in these cases is much more hopeful than in epithelioma, in other situations....
He describes epithelioma very clearly, enumerates its most frequent locations in their order, lays down its bad prognosis, and hence the necessity for early operation with entire removal of the new growth whenever possible.
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