hepatoma

[ hep-uh-toh-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural hep·a·to·mas, hep·a·to·ma·ta [hep-, uh, -, toh, -m, uh, -t, uh].

1. a tumor of the liver.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hepatoma¹

First recorded in 1925–30; hepat- + -oma

Example Sentences

Using human hepatoma cells, a model system for studying the liver, Yao exposed batches of the cells to various concentrations of the gene therapy virus particles containing a fluorescent green protein.

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