epithelioma
- noun
- /ˌɛpɪθiˈloʊmə/
- Specialized
:
epitelioma
- The doctor diagnosed her with an epithelioma, a type of malignant tumor that arises from the skin's epithelial cells.
Examples
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It was originally called a calcifying epithelioma by Malherbe and Chenantais in their initial description in 1880.
Academic text (1999) -
Plantar verrucous carcinoma, also called epithelioma cuniculatum, was first described by Aird in 1954.
Academic text (2007) -
Subject headings and title words used for this comprehensive review included pilomatrixoma, pilomatricoma, and calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe.
Academic text (1999) -
After several tests, the biopsy revealed that the growth was an epithelioma requiring immediate treatment.
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He learned that epithelioma is a serious condition that necessitates prompt medical intervention.
Synonyms
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A cancer that starts in the skin or inner layer of organs
A growth made of skin cells that is often cancerous
Surface Forms
Morphology
epithelioma = epithelium (semi-transparent) = epithelium + oma
Formed from the medical noun 'epithelium' plus the tumor-producing suffix '-oma'; the relation is clear within medical vocabulary but the components are specialized and may be unfamiliar to general learners.
Etymology
Epithelioma comes from epi- 'upon' and epithelium, the thin 'surface' tissue that covers the body, plus -oma 'tumor'. So an epithelioma is a tumor that starts in those surface or covering cells, which is why the word refers to a cancerous growth from epithelial tissue.