CARCINOMA
carcinoma
(noun) any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
carcinoma (plural carcinomas or carcinomata)
(oncology) An invasive malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.
Anagrams
• macaronic, maccaroni
Source: Wiktionary
Car`ci*no"ma, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. -oma.] (Med.)
Definition: A cancer. By some medical writers, the term is applied to an indolent tumor. See Cancer. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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