| ANGIOSARCOMA | • angiosarcoma n. (Oncology) Any malignant tumour of vascular tissue. • ANGIOSARCOMA n. a malignant tumour of the vascular epithelia, occurring e.g. in the liver. |
| CHLORENCHYMA | • chlorenchyma n. (Botany) A mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants containing chloroplasts. • CHLORENCHYMA n. plant stem tissue containing chlorophyll. |
| ENDOTHELIOMA | • endothelioma n. Any of various mostly benign neoplasms derived from the endothelium of blood vessels or lymph channels. • ENDOTHELIOMA n. a tumour of the endothelia. |
| FIBROSARCOMA | • fibrosarcoma n. (Oncology) A fibroblastic sarcoma: a malignant tumor derived from fibrous connective tissue. • FIBROSARCOMA n. a sarcoma formed of spindle-shaped cells in collagenous fibrils. |
| GLIOBLASTOMA | • glioblastoma n. A fast-growing, malignant tumor of the brain. • GLIOBLASTOMA n. a malignant tumour of the central nervous system. |
| HYPERSARCOMA | • hypersarcoma n. (Pathology, archaic) Synonym of hypersarcosis. • HYPERSARCOMA n. proud or fungous flesh. |
| LYMPHANGIOMA | • lymphangioma n. (Medicine) A benign tumour of the lymph vessel. • LYMPHANGIOMA n. an angioma of the lymph nodes. |
| MESOTHELIOMA | • mesothelioma n. (Pathology, oncology) An uncommon malignant tumour of the mesothelium, usually of the lungs after exposure… • MESOTHELIOMA n. a tumour of the mesothelia. |
| NEUROFIBROMA | • neurofibroma n. (Medicine) A benign tumor composed of fibroblasts surrounding nerve cells. • NEUROFIBROMA n. a tumour of the nervous fibre. |
| OSTEOSARCOMA | • osteosarcoma n. A type of cancer of the bone. • OSTEOSARCOMA n. a malignant tumour derived from osteoblasts, composed of bone and sarcoma cells. |
| SCLERENCHYMA | • sclerenchyma n. (Botany) A mechanical ground tissue, impermeable to water, which consists of cells having narrow lumen… • sclerenchyma n. (Zoology) The hard calcareous deposit in the tissues of the stony corals (Anthozoa). • SCLERENCHYMA n. plant tissue consisting of cells with thick lignified walls. |
| TETRADRACHMA | • tetradrachma n. Alternative form of tetradrachm. • tetradrachma n. Plural of tetradrachmon. |