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carcinoma
car·ci·no·ma
[
krss'n ṓmə
]
(
plural
car·ci·no·mas
)
noun
Definition:
malignant tumor:
a malignant tumor that starts in the surface layer
epithelium
of an organ or body part and may spread to other parts of the body
[
Early 18th century. Via Latin< Greek
karkinōma
<
karkinos
"crab"; from the pattern of the surrounding blood vessels
]
car·ci·no·ma·toid
adjective
car·ci·nom·a·tous
[
krs'n ómmətəss
]
adjective
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car·ci·no·ma·toid adjectivecar·ci·nom·a·tous [ krs'n ómmətəss ] adjective
