ep·i·lep·i·do·ma

(ep'i-lep-i-dō'mă),

A tumor resulting from hyperplasia of tissue derived from the true epiblast.

[epi- + G. lepis, rind, + -ōma, tumor]

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epilepidoma

An obsolete term for primitive tumour arising from ectodermal precursors;
epilepidoma is not a recognised pathological entity and is not used in the working medical parlance.

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