carcinoma

[ kahr-suh-noh-muh ]
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noun,plural car·ci·no·mas, car·ci·no·ma·ta [kahr-suh-noh-muh-tuh]. /ˌkɑr səˈnoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.
  1. a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor that spreads by metastasis and often recurs after excision; cancer.

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Origin of carcinoma

1
1715–25; <Latin: ulcer, tumor <Greek karkínōma;see carcino-, -oma

Other words from carcinoma

  • car·ci·no·ma·toid, adjective
  • car·ci·no·ma·tous, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for carcinoma

carcinoma

/ (ˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊmə) /


nounplural -mas or -mata (-mətə) pathol
  1. any malignant tumour derived from epithelial tissue

  2. another name for cancer (def. 1)

Origin of carcinoma

1
C18: from Latin, from Greek karkinōma, from karkinos cancer

Derived forms of carcinoma

  • carcinomatoid or carcinomatous, adjective

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Scientific definitions for carcinoma

carcinoma

[ kär′sə-nō ]


Plural carcinomas carcinomata (kär′sə-nōmə-tə)
  1. Any of various cancerous tumors that are derived from epithelial tissue of the skin, blood vessels, or other organs and that tend to metastasize to other parts of the body. See also basal cell carcinoma squamous cell carcinoma.

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Cultural definitions for carcinoma

carcinoma

[ (kahr-suh-noh-muh) ]


A malignant tumor in the tissues that make up the skin, glands, mucous membranes, and lining of organs.

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