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Definition of Hepatocarcinoma

1. Noun. Carcinoma of the liver.

Definition of Hepatocarcinoma

1. Noun. (pathology) cancer of the liver ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Hepatocarcinoma

1. Malignant tumour derived from hepatocytes. Associated with hepatitis B in 80-90% of cases. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hepatocarcinoma

Literary usage of Hepatocarcinoma

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anabolic Steroid Abuse by Geraline C. Lin (1996)
"Lee, IR; Dawson, SA; Wetherall, JD; and Hahnel, R. Sex hormone- binding globulin secretion by human hepatocarcinoma cells is increased by both estrogens and ..."

2. Alternative Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Genistein is an effective stimulator of sex hormone-binding globulin production in hepatocarcinoma human liver cancer cells and suppresses proliferation of ..."

3. Eighth Annual Report on Carcinogens: 1998 Summary edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"... transports oxygen from the lungs to the tissues hepatic pertaining to the liver hepatitis an inflammation of the liver hepatocarcinoma hepatocellular ..."

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