Alternative plural form of hepatoma; multiple liver tumors, using the Greek plural ending.
From hepatoma + Greek plural ending '-ata'. Medical terminology often preserves classical Greek and Latin plural forms, giving '-ata' as an alternative to the English '-s' plural.
The coexistence of 'hepatomas' and 'hepatomata' in medical texts shows how medicine is transitioning from classical language roots toward English conventions—younger doctors say 'hepatomas' while older texts prefer 'hepatomata,' creating a linguistic generational divide.
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