endothelioma etymology

English word endothelioma comes from English endothelium, English -oma

Detailed word origin of endothelioma

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
endothelium English (eng) (anatomy) A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels.
-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).
endothelioma English (eng) Any of various mostly benign neoplasms derived from the endothelium of blood vessels or lymph channels.

Words with the same origin as endothelioma

Descendants of endothelium
endothelial endothelioid endotheliosis endotheloid myoendothelial nonendothelial subendothelial transendothelial vasoendothelial
Descendants of -oma
acanthoma adenoma apudoma astrocytoma branchioma chorioangioma fascinoma fibroma genome glioma gyroma haematoma keratoangioma lymph melanoma meningioma myoma myomatous neuroma oncogenomic papilloma stercoroma teratoma xyloma