Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cancer originating in the liver.
More synonyms by meaning
nouncarcinoma of the liver
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Origin
From hepato- (“liver”) + -oma (“tumor”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 肝癌
- 肝癌 (gān'ái)cancer originating in the liver
Finnish maksasyöpä
- maksasyöpäcancer originating in the liver
Icelandic lifrarkrabbamein, lifrarfrumukrabbamein
- lifrarkrabbameincancer originating in the liver
- lifrarfrumukrabbameincancer originating in the liver
Portuguese hepatoma
- hepatomacancer originating in the liver
Spanish hepatocarcinoma
- hepatocarcinomacancer originating in the liver
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APA
hepatoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatoma
MLA
“hepatoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatoma. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hepatoma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatoma.
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