seminoma

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noun

A form of testicular cancer

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Meanings

nounseminoma (plural seminomas or seminomata)

plural seminomas · plural seminomata

  1. medicineA form of testicular cancer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmalignant tumor of the testis; usually occurring in older men

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsēmen, sēminis“seed”
  2. Englishseminoma

From oblique stem of Latin sēmen, sēminis (“seed”) + -oma.

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Translations

Catalan seminoma
  • seminomaform of testicular cancer
Finnish seminooma
  • seminoomaform of testicular cancer
German Seminom
  • Seminomform of testicular cancer
Greek σεμίνωμα
  • σεμίνωμα (semínoma)form of testicular cancer
Icelandic sæðiskrabbi
  • sæðiskrabbiform of testicular cancer
Italian seminoma
  • seminomaform of testicular cancer
Polish nasieniak
  • nasieniakform of testicular cancer
Spanish seminoma
  • seminomaform of testicular cancer
Swedish seminom
  • seminomform of testicular cancer

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Cite this entry
APA

seminoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seminoma

MLA

“seminoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seminoma. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seminoma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seminoma.

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