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epitheliomata

[ep-uh-thee-lee-oh-muh]

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
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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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