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Carcinoma
| Glossary of Diseases and Symptoms (Italiano-Inglese) |
- Carcinoma
- A cancer of the epithelium or glands
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Carcinoma, итальянский
Carcinoma, tumor maligno, испанский
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Epithelium, английский
- The outer most layer of the cornea.
- The layer or layers of cells covering an organ, including the skin and the lining of all hollow cavities except blood vessels, lymphatics and serous cavities. compare endothelium, mesothelium comment: epithelium is classified according to the shape of the cells and the number of layers of cells which form it. the types of epithelium according to the number of layers are: simple epithelium (epithelium formed of a single layer of cells) and stratified epithelium (epithelium formed of several layers of cells). the main types of epithelial cells are: columnar epithelium (simple epithelium with long narrow cells, forming the lining of the intestines); ciliated epithelium (simple epithelium where the cells have little hairs, forming the lining of air passages); cuboidal epithelium (with cube-shaped cells, forming the lining of glands and intestines) and squamous epithelium or pavement epithelium (with flat cells like scales, forming the lining of the pericardium, peritoneum and pleura).
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Cardiopatia , итальянский
Carcinoma, итальянский
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