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hepatoma

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A cancer originating in the liver.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

carcinoma of the liver

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: malignant hepatoma, hepatocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: carcinoma

History

Etymology

From hepato- (“liver”) + -oma (“tumor”).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 肝癌 (gān'ái) — cancer originating in the liver
  • Finnish: maksasyöpä — cancer originating in the liver
  • Icelandic: lifrarkrabbamein — cancer originating in the liver
  • Icelandic: lifrarfrumukrabbamein — cancer originating in the liver
  • Portuguese: hepatoma — cancer originating in the liver
  • Spanish: hepatocarcinoma — cancer originating in the liver