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choriocarcinoma

American  
[kawr-ee-oh-kahr-suh-noh-muh, kohr-] / ˌkɔr i oʊˌkɑr səˈnoʊ mə, ˌkoʊr- /

noun

Pathology.
choriocarcinomas, plural choriocarcinomata plural
  1. chorioma.


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Etymology

Origin of choriocarcinoma

First recorded in 1900–05; chorio- + carcinoma

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Most gratifying and surprising was the discovery that amethopterin, after years of use in acute leukemia, was effective against choriocarcinoma.

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