carcinoma

[ kahr-suh-noh-muh ]

/ ˌkɑr səˈnoʊ mə /

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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.

a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor that spreads by metastasis and often recurs after excision; cancer.

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Origin of carcinoma

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

OTHER WORDS FROM carcinoma

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

Words nearby carcinoma

carcinogenesis, carcinogenic, carcinoid, carcinoid syndrome, carcinolytic, carcinoma, carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma, carcinoma in situ, carcinoma simplex, carcinomatosis, carcinomatous

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“Caris is expected to make a full recovery and will be out indefinitely,” the team said, adding that no further treatment is needed for LeVert’s case of renal cell carcinoma.
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Doctors now argue that too many diseases fall into the carcinoma diagnosis.
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And squamous cell carcinoma also develops under our fingernails.
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Coffee Consumption Associated with Decreased Risk for Basal-Cell Carcinoma.
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It is delayed in most organic diseases of the stomach, especially in dilatation and carcinoma, but not in neuroses.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
When found in the fluid removed after a test-meal, it commonly points toward ulcer or carcinoma.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
When bleeding piles are absent, blood-streaks upon such a stool point to carcinoma.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The case classed as a carcinoma was secondary to cancer of the pylorus; both ovaries were affected.
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This was also believed by Hurtrel D'Arboval, who looked upon canker as carcinoma of the recticular structure of the foot.
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British Dictionary definitions for carcinoma

carcinoma

/ (ˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊmə) /

noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə) pathol

any malignant tumour derived from epithelial tissue

another name for cancer (def. 1)

Derived forms of carcinoma

carcinomatoid or carcinomatous, adjective

Word Origin for carcinoma

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

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Medical definitions for carcinoma

carcinoma

[ kär′sə-nō′mə ]

n. pl. car•ci•no•mas

An invasive malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.

Scientific definitions for carcinoma

carcinoma

[ kär′sə-nō′mə ]

Plural carcinomas carcinomata (kär′sə-nō′mə-tə)

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.

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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noun, plural car·ci·no·mas, car·ci·no·ma·ta [kahr-suh-noh-muh-tuh]. /ˌkɑr səˈnoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.