MESOTHELIOMA

Meaning of MESOTHELIOMA in English

[ ˌmɛsə(ʊ)ˌθi:lɪ'əʊmə , ˌmɛz- , ˌmi:s- , ˌmi:z- ]

■ noun Medicine cancer of mesothelial tissue, often associated with exposure to asbestos.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

MESOTHELIOMA — noun (plural -mas; also ~ta) Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1899 a usually malignant tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (as …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MESOTHELIOMA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌthēlēˈōmə noun ( plural mesothe·liomas -məz ; or mesothelioma·ta -məd.ə) Etymology: New Latin, from mesothelium + -oma : a tumor …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MESOTHELIOMA — /mez'euh thee'lee oh"meuh, mes'-, mee"zeuh-, -seuh-/ , n. , pl. mesotheliomas, mesotheliomata /-meuh teuh/ . Pathol. a malignant tumor of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MESOTHELIOMA — noun ( plural -mas also me·so·the·li·o·ma·ta -mə-tə) Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1899 : a usually malignant tumor derived from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MESOTHELIOMA — [me.so.the.li.o.ma] n, pl -mas or -ma.ta [NL] (ca. 1899): a tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (as that lining the peritoneum …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MESOTHELIOMA — mesothelioma BrE AmE ˌmes ə ʊ ˌθiːl i ˈəʊm ə ˌmez-, ˌmiːs-, ˌmiːz- AmE \ -ə ˌθiːl i ˈoʊm ə …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MESOTHELIOMA — A benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous) tumor affecting the lining of the chest or abdomen. Exposure to asbestos particles in …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
MESOTHELIOMA — мезотелиома, целотелиома
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
MESOTHELIOMA — n. Pronunciation: ˌ me-z ə - ˌ th ē -l ē - ' ō -m ə , ˌ m ē …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STAGE IV MESOTHELIOMA — Cancer has spread to distant organs or tissues.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
STAGE III MESOTHELIOMA — Cancer has spread into the lung, chest wall, diaphragm (the muscle between the chest and the abdomen), the sac surrounding …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
STAGE II MESOTHELIOMA — Cancer that has spread beyond the lining of the chest to lymph nodes in the chest.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
STAGE I MESOTHELIOMA — Cancer found in the lining of the chest cavity near the lung and heart, in the diaphragm (the thin muscle …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA — A rare type of cancer in which malignant cells are found in the sac lining the chest or abdomen. Exposure …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
MESOTHELIOMA OF MENINGES — менингиома, арахноидэндотелиома, менингобластома
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
ASBESTOSIS — Lung disease caused by long-term inhalation of asbestos fibres. A pneumoconiosis found primarily in asbestos workers, asbestosis is also seen …
Английский словарь Британика
ASBESTOS — Any of several minerals that separate readily into long, flexible fibres. amphibole group and include the highly fibrous forms of …
Английский словарь Британика
ASBESTOSIS — lung disease that is caused by the prolonged inhalation of asbestos fibres. A type of pneumoconiosis, it is found primarily …
Britannica English vocabulary
ASBESTOS — any of several minerals that readily separate into long, flexible fibres. Chrysotile, the fibrous form of the mineral serpentine, is …
Britannica English vocabulary
LUNG — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a heart/lung/skin etc condition ▪ I’m taking some medicine for a heart condition. a skin/brain/lung …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CANCER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cancer cell ▪ Already there are many treatments which destroy cancer cells. a cancer …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ASBESTOSIS — n. Lung disease caused by long-term inhalation of asbestos fibres. A pneumoconiosis found primarily in asbestos workers, asbestosis is also …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ASBESTOS — n. Any of several minerals that separate readily into long, flexible fibres. Chrysotile accounts for about 95% of all asbestos …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ASBESTOS — A natural material that is made up of tiny fibers. If the fibers are inhaled, they can lodge in the …
English Dictionary of Medicine
PEMETREXED DISODIUM — A drug that is used to treat malignant pleural mesothelioma and advanced non-small cell lung cancer and is being studied …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
EXTRAPLEURAL PNEUMONECTOMY — Surgery to remove a diseased lung, part of the pericardium (membrane covering the heart), part of the diaphragm (muscle between …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
LY231514 — A drug that is used to treat malignant pleural mesothelioma and advanced non-small cell lung cancer and is being studied …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
ALIMTA — A drug that is used to treat malignant pleural mesothelioma and advanced non-small cell lung cancer and is being studied …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms

Concise Oxford English vocab

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