indolent lesion of epithelial origin en · NOUN
Etymology
From indolent + lesion + epithelial. Coined in 2015 by the research team of Laura J. Esserman, Ian M. Thompson, Brian Reid, Peter Nelson, David F. Ransohoff, H. Gilbert Welch, Shelley Hwang, Donald A. Berry, Kenneth W. Kinzler, William C. Black, Mina Bissell, Howard Parnes, Sudhir Srivastava.
Meanings
- a type of cancerous growth, which is malignant, but spreads slowly, and unlikely to be a serious issue within the lifetime of the victim
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| indolent lesions of epithelial origin | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
tumor · tumour · malignancy · cancer