carcinoma
Americannoun
noun
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any malignant tumour derived from epithelial tissue
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another name for cancer
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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.
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Origin of carcinoma
1715–25; < Latin: ulcer, tumor < Greek karkínōma; see carcino-, -oma
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Rivera, 58, was diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a lymph node which was discovered in a self-check, the team said in a statement.
From Fox News • Aug. 21, 2020
Figure 5.18 Basal Cell Carcinoma Basal cell carcinoma can take several different forms.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Carcinoma is by far the most common form of new growth met with in the tongue, and it is almost invariably a squamous epithelioma.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
Carcinoma of the peritoneum is generally colloid in character, and is often secondary to growths in other organs.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various
Carcinoma and sarcoma agree 177 in possessing all the pathological and cellular features of malignant new growths.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various
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