hepatoma
1
9.8
- noun
- /ˌhɛpəˈtoʊmə/
- Specialized
:
hepatoma
- All the 10 cases were diagnosed as malignant (hepatoma) by both ultrasound and USSG-FNAC.
- hepatoma cells
Examples
-
In most cases, hepatoma is detected late, which makes treatment more challenging for patients.
-
Two hepatoma-associated proteins, transglutaminase 2 (TGM2) and annexin A2, have also been discovered in the exosomes of human liver cancer cells.
Academic text (2017) -
High-level accumulation of HBcAg has been shown to be cytopathic in human hepatoma cell lines.
Academic text (1994) -
"My late daughter might have survived with a liver transplant (she had Hep-B and subsequent hepatoma; a new liver would have been clean of Hep-B).
Blog text (29) -
Malignancy (hepatoma) is the most commonly diagnosed hepatic lesion in this study (Tables 1 and 2).
Academic text (2007) -
The ultrasound diagnosed 43 cases as hepatoma (malignant), 2 as abscesses, and one case each as metastatic and liver cirrhosis.
Academic text (2007) -
The doctor confirmed that her diagnosis of hepatoma means she will need immediate treatment for liver cancer.
-
After reviewing the scans, the specialist explained that the lesion was identified as hepatoma, indicating liver malignancy.
Synonyms
8
2.7
A serious liver disease in which cells grow too fast and form a harmful lump
1
8.3
Cancer that starts in the main cells of the liver
1
3.3
Cells in the liver grow out of control and form a dangerous lump
A cancerous tumor in the liver that can spread to other parts
A cancer that starts in the liver cells
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
hepatoma = hepatic (opaque) = hepat + oma
The components are medical combining forms unfamiliar to average learners, so 'hepatoma' ('liver tumour') is not easily derived from common English vocabulary.
Etymology
The word hepatoma comes from the Greek root hepat- meaning 'liver' and the ending -oma meaning 'tumor', the same ending in melanoma. So a hepatoma is literally a 'liver tumor', which is why the word refers to a malignant tumor of the liver.