[
US
/ˌmɛsəˌθiɫiˈoʊmə/
]
NOUN
- a form of carcinoma of the mesothelium lining lungs or abdomen or heart; usually associated with exposure to asbestos dust
How To Use mesothelioma In A Sentence
- The fibres stick in lung tissue, causing fatal diseases such as asbestosis and mesothelioma, both rare and aggressive forms of cancer.
- But although symptoms can lie dormant for 70 years, on average incurable mesothelioma takes between 10 and 30 years to develop.
- A mesothelioma treatment option can include radiation, chemotherapy or surgery, but it can also include innovative treatments such as photodynamic therapy immunotherapy, gene therapy, or alternative medicine. We Blog A Lot
- In Jameson, an employee contracted mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos at work.
- Individuals who worked in Virginia auto factories, power plants, mills, chemical plants, refineries or shipyards may be at risk for an asbestos-related disease, such as asbestosis, lung cancer or mesothelioma. The Earth Times Online Newspaper
- The mesothelioma tissue surrounding the male internal reproductive organs is called the tunica vaginalis testis. Balkinization
- Three main diseases are related to asbestos: asbestosis, or lung scarring, lung cancer and mesothelioma, or cancer of the lining of the chest or abdomen.
- His solicitors said he was in good health until diagnosed in December 2002 with mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure.
- Now, of course, it is well known that it can cause asbestosis or mesothelioma, a malignant tumour of the lung lining caused by inhaling asbestos fibres.
- These deletions are also found in bronchogenic carcinomas, thus karyotyping does not differentiate mesothelioma from adenocarcinoma of the lung.