MESOTHELIOMA


Meaning of MESOTHELIOMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌme-zə-ˌthē-lē-ˈō-mə, ˌmē-, -sə- ]

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 mesothelial tissue (as that lining the peritoneum or pleura)

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