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| car·ci·noid [ krss'n òyd ] (plural car·ci·noids) |
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small tumor: a small benign or malignant tumor on the walls of the small intestine that sometimes produces physiologically active compounds such as serotonin or prostaglandins that are normally deactivated by the liver
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| [Early 20th century. <carcinoma] |
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