Hepatoma

/ˌhɛpətˈoʊmə/ noun

Definition

A tumor of the liver, especially a type of cancer that starts in liver cells.

Etymology

From Greek 'hepar' (liver) + '-oma' (tumor). The term became standardized in medical oncology in the 20th century as doctors began classifying different types of liver tumors.

Kelly Says

Hepatocellular carcinoma (a type of hepatoma) is one of the few common cancers where we can predict who's at high risk: people with cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis B or C, making prevention and screening for these conditions potentially lifesaving.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ ማይ ደም
in-ssa may dem
ARالعربية
ورم الكبد
wor-m al-kibd
BNবাংলা
যকৃত ক্যান্সার
yok-rit kan-sar
CACatalà
hepatoma
he-pa-to-ma
CSČeština
rakovina jater
ra-ko-vi-na ja-ter
DADansk
leverkræft
le-ver-kraf-t
DEDeutsch
Hepatom
he-pa-tom
ELΕλληνικά
καρκίνος του ήπατος
kar-kí-nos tu i-pa-tou
ESEspañol
hepatocarcinoma
he-pa-to-kar-ci-no-ma
FAفارسی
سرطان کبد
sar-tan kabd
FISuomi
maksan syöpä
maks-an syo-pa
FRFrançais
hépatome
e-pa-to-m
GUGU
લિવરનું કૅન્સર
liv-ar-nu ka-n-sar
HAHA
haɓɓar wuta
ha-bb-bar wu-ta
HEעברית
סרטן כבד
ser-tan kev-ad
HIहिन्दी
यकृत कैंसर
yakat kan-sar
HUMagyar
májrák
maj-rak
IDBahasa Indonesia
tumor hati
tu-mor ha-ti
IGIG
ịgba ọkụ
ig-ba ok-u
ITItaliano
epatoma
e-pa-to-ma
JA日本語
肝腫瘍
kan-shū-ō
KKKK
жүрек бөлік
ju-rek bo-lik
KMKM
ការបំផ្លាញជ្រូក
ka-ar-bom-ph-la-nyan chro-uk
KO한국어
간암
gan-am
MRMR
जेव्हाळाचे कॅन्सर
je-vha-la-ache ka-n-sar
MSBahasa Melayu
kanser hati
kan-ser ha-ti
MYမြန်မာ
လျက် ပျက်
let pyeht
NLNederlands
leverkanker
le-ver-kan-ker
NONorsk
leverkreft
le-ver-kreft
PAPA
ਲਿਵਰ ਦਾ ਕੈਂਸਰ
liv-ar da ka-n-sar
PLPolski
guz wątroby
guz va-tro-by
PTPortuguês
hepatocarcinoma
he-pa-to-kar-ci-no-ma
RORomână
cancer hepatic
kan-ser he-pat-ik
RUРусский
гепатома
ge-pa-to-ma
SVSvenska
levercancer
le-ver-kan-cer
SWKiswahili
saratani ya ini
sa-ra-ta-ni ya i-ni
TAதமிழ்
கல்லீரல் புற்று
kal-le-eer-al pu-tru
TEతెలుగు
జిగురు క్యాన్సర్
ji-gu-ru kya-n-sar
THไทย
เนื้องอกตับ
nue-ong-ok tup
TLTL
kanser sa atay
kan-ser sa a-tay
TRTürkçe
hepatom
he-pa-tom
UKУкраїнська
гепатома
ge-pa-to-ma
URاردو
لیور کا کینسر
lee-vor ka ki-n-sar
VITiếng Việt
ung thư gan
ung thu gan
YOYO
àṣẹ àwọn ẹlẹ́rì
a-she aw-on e-le-ri
ZH中文
肝癌
gān ái
ZUZU
ukudele
u-ku-de-le

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