epithelioma

American  

[ep-uh-thee-lee-oh-muh] / ˌɛp əˌθi liˈoʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

plural

epitheliomas, epitheliomata

1. a growth or tumor consisting chiefly of epithelial cells.

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epithelioma British  

/ ˌɛpɪˌθiːlɪˈɒmətəs, ˌɛpɪˌθiːlɪˈəʊmə /

noun

1. pathol a malignant tumour of epithelial tissue

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Other Word Forms

• epitheliomatous adjective

Etymology

Origin of epithelioma

First recorded in 1870–75; epitheli(um) + -oma

Example Sentences

There is even a kind of growth, calicoblastic epithelioma, occurring among colonies of corals.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2015

Nancy Reagan, 61, after a small growth on her upper lip was excised and diagnosed as basal-cell epithelioma, a curable form of skin cancer.

From Time Magazine Archive

Describe the clinical appearances and course of the deep-seated variety of epithelioma.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

An unbroken gumma is liable to be confused only with the uncommon form of epithelioma which begins as a nodule under the mucous membrane.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Squamous-celled epithelioma is the most frequent type of neoplasm.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier