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seminoma

seminoma

9.9
A cancer that starts in a testicle and often affects older men
  • noun
  • /ˌsɛmɪˈnoʊmə/
  • Specialized
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  • The most common of these is seminoma, which is made up of a single type of cell, grows slowly, and tends to stay localized in the testicle for a long time before spreading to other parts of the body.

Examples

  • The discrepancy was significantly higher for nonseminomas than for seminomas (p=0.045) and showed a tendency to increase with advancing tumor stage (p=0.067).

    Blog text (22)

  • After undergoing treatment for seminoma, he felt grateful for the support of his family and friends during his recovery.

  • Seminoma tumors contain only one type of cell.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The doctor informed him that he had been diagnosed with seminoma, a type of cancer affecting the testis.

  • Clinical studies show that seminoma is most often found in men between the ages of 30 and 50.

Synonyms

testicular cancer
vsseminoma
  • Specialized
8 2.6

A harmful growth in the testicles that often affects adult men

is a specific germ cell tumor type within that broader category

Antonyms

benign tumor
  • Specialized
3 3.4

A growth in the body that is not cancer and does not spread to other parts

Surface Forms

seminoma singular
seminomas plural

Morphology

seminoma = semen (opaque) = semin + oma

The element 'semin-' is a medical/Latin combining form related to 'semen' and '-oma' is a technical medical suffix meaning 'tumor'; an average B1 learner would not infer 'malignant tumor of germ cells' from these parts.

Etymology

The word seminoma comes from the Latin root semen meaning 'seed' and the ending -oma meaning 'tumor'. So the name literally means a 'seed tumor', because it develops from the cells that make sperm and forms a tumor in the testis.