apudoma etymology

English word apudoma comes from English -oma, English APUD cell

Detailed word origin of apudoma

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-oma English (eng) (pathology) Forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity.. (pathology, specifically) Forming nouns indicating tumors or masses, which may be benign or cancerous (malignant).
APUD cell English (eng) Any of a group of endocrine cells that share the function of secreting a low-molecular-weight polypeptide hormone.
apudoma English (eng) (pathology) An endocrine tumor arising from an APUD cell.

Words with the same origin as apudoma

Descendants of -oma
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