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Epithelioma - 5 dictionary results

ep⋅i⋅the⋅li⋅o⋅ma

[ep-uh-thee-lee-oh-muh]
–noun, plural -mas, -ma⋅ta [-muh-tuh] . Pathology.
a growth or tumor consisting chiefly of epithelial cells.

Origin:
1870–75; epitheli(um) + -oma


ep⋅i⋅the⋅li⋅om⋅a⋅tous [ep-uh-thee-lee-om-uh-tuhs, -oh-muh-] , adjective
ep·i·the·li·o·ma   (ěp'ə-thē'lē-ō'mə)   
n.   pl. ep·i·the·li·o·ma·ta (-mə-tə) or ep·i·the·li·o·mas
A benign or malignant tumor derived from epithelium.
ep'i·the'li·om'a·tous (-ŏm'ə-təs) adj.

Epithelioma

Ep`i*the`li*o"ma\, n. [NL. See Epithelium, and -oma.] (Med.) A malignant growth containing epithelial cells; -- called also epithelial cancer.

Main Entry: ep·i·the·li·o·ma
Pronunciation: -"thE-lE-'O-m&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ep·i·the·li·o·mas or ep·i·the·li·o·ma·ta /-m&t-&/
: a benign ormalignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue —ep·i·the·li·o·ma·tous /-m&t-&s/ adjective

epithelioma ep·i·the·li·o·ma (ěp'ə-thē'lē-ō'mə)
n. pl. ep·i·the·li·o·mas or ep·i·the·li·o·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
A benign or malignant tumor derived from epithelium.

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