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mesothelioma Definition

meso·thelio·ma (mes′ō t̸hē′lē ō′mə)

noun

a tumor of the mesothelium, often malignant and thought to be caused most commonly by the inhalation of asbestos particles

Etymology: < mesothelium + -oma

mesothelioma Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • pleuron: Its full title is malignant mesothelioma of the pleura which is malignant tumor, a sort of cancer.

Converse of object

  • contract: A few months ago he contracted mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer whose only known cause is asbestos.
  • treat: PDT has to be combined with an operation to treat mesothelioma.
  • develop: Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled.. .
  • cause: The way in which asbestos causes mesothelioma is not known.

Adjective modifier

  • pleural: Virtually all cases of pleural mesothelioma are caused by exposure to asbestos fibers.
  • malignant: Most people with malignant mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they breathed asbestos.
  • peritoneal: Peritoneal mesothelioma causes a tumor to grow in the lining of the abdomen.
  • asbestos-related: The cases Mr Barker died of asbestos-related mesothelioma in June 1996.
  • diffuse: There is no 15 week waiting period for the prescribed disease diffuse mesothelioma.
  • epithelial: P3D is most effective in patients with epithelial mesothelioma at an early stage.

Modifies a noun

  • sufferer: Rochdale is an area with an above average number of mesothelioma sufferers.
  • victim: The Compensation Bill v Barker: where does the law leave mesothelioma victims?
  • mortality: Mesothelioma Mortality in Great Britain from 1968 to 2001.
  • death: Mesothelioma deaths have increased from 153 in 1968 to 1874 in 2003.
  • compensation: The ABI estimate of up to £ 200m a year payable in total mesothelioma compensation claims is probably correct.
  • cancer: The affected areas from mesothelioma cancer are the lining of the internal organs in the body.

Noun used with modifier

  • asbestos: Former Gloucester Wagon Works employe Terence Lamb, from Cheltenham, died on 19 January this year from the asbestos cancer mesothelioma.
  • contracting: Like many other cancers, smoking greatly increases the risk of contracting mesothelioma.
  • cancer: One in 40 building workers now in their 50s may die of the cancer mesothelioma.