Meanings
nouncholesteatoma (plural cholesteatomas or cholesteatomata)
plural cholesteatomas · plural cholesteatomata
- medicineA destructive and expanding keratinizing squamous epithelium in the middle ear or mastoid process.
Translations
Catalan colesteatoma
- colesteatomaa destructive and expanding growth in the middle ear
Portuguese colesteatoma
- colesteatomaa destructive and expanding growth in the middle ear
Spanish colesteatoma
- colesteatomaa destructive and expanding growth in the middle ear
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APA
cholesteatoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholesteatoma
MLA
“cholesteatoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholesteatoma. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cholesteatoma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholesteatoma.
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