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hemangioendothelioblastoma

hemangioendothelioblastoma noun: a rare tumor composed of cells with characteristics of both endothelial cells and primitive cells, typically found in the liver or other soft tissues of the body.

Noun

hemangioendothelioblastoma (uncountable)

  1. A rare tumor composed of cells with characteristics of both endothelial cells and primitive cells, typically found in the liver or other soft tissues of the body.

Origin of hemangioendothelioblastoma

From hemangio- (“blood vessel”) + endothelio- (“endothelium”) + blastoma (“a tumour that is caused by malignancies in precursor cells or blasts”).

Questions about hemangioendothelioblastoma

What does hemangioendothelioblastoma mean?
Hemangioendothelioblastoma means a rare tumor composed of cells with characteristics of both endothelial cells and primitive cells, typically found in the liver or other soft tissues of the body.
What part of speech is hemangioendothelioblastoma?
Hemangioendothelioblastoma is a noun.

Words near hemangioendothelioblastoma in the dictionary

  1. hemangiocyte
  2. hemangiocytes
  3. hemangiocytoma
  4. hemangiocytomas
  5. hemangioendothelial sarcoma
  6. hemangioendothelioblastoma
  7. hemangioendothelioma
  8. hemangioendotheliomas
  9. hemangioendotheliomata
  10. hemangioendotheliomatous
  11. hemangiofibroma

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