mesothelioma

English

Etymology

From mesothelium +‎ -oma.

Noun

mesothelioma (countable and uncountable, plural mesotheliomas or mesotheliomata)

1. (pathology, oncology) An uncommon malignant tumour of the mesothelium, usually of the lungs after exposure to asbestos.

Hypernyms

• cancer
• occupational disease

Coordinate terms

• pneumoconiosis
• asbestosis

Translations

uncommon malignant tumour of the mesothelium

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 間皮瘤／间皮瘤 (jiānpíliú)

• Czech: mezoteliom m
• Finnish: mesoteliooma (fi)
• French: mésothéliome (fr) m
• German: Mesotheliom n
• Italian: mesotelioma (it) m
• Japanese: 中皮腫 (ちゅうひしゅ, chūhishu)
• Russian: мезотелио́ма f (mezotelióma)
• Spanish: mesotelioma m