HEPATOMA Definition & Meaning

hepatoma

[ hep-uh-toh-muh ]

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noun

Pathology.

plural hepatomas, hepatomata

a tumor of the liver.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of hepatoma¹

First recorded in 1925–30; hepat- + -oma

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Using human hepatoma cells, a model system for studying the liver, Yao exposed batches of the cells to various concentrations of the gene therapy virus particles containing a fluorescent green protein.

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