sarcoma

[ sahr-koh-muh ]

/ sɑrˈkoʊ mə /

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noun, plural sar·co·mas, sar·co·ma·ta [sahr-koh-muh-tuh] /sɑrˈkoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.

Words nearby sarcoma

sarcoidal granuloma, sarcoidosis, sarcolactic acid, sarcolemma, sarcology, sarcoma, sarcomatosis, sarcomere, sarcophagous, sarcophagus, sarcophile

Origin of sarcoma

1650–60; < New Latin < Greek sárkōma fleshy growth. See sarc-, -oma

OTHER WORDS FROM sarcoma

sar·co·ma·toid, sar·co·ma·tous

[sahr-koh-muh-tuh s, -kom-uh-] /sɑrˈkoʊ mə təs, -ˈkɒm ə-/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for sarcoma

Dr. Kent Sepkowitz on the most likely suspect, sarcoma, a possible prognosis—and whether Chávez could be saved in the U.S.
Which Cancer Is Hugo Chávez Fighting?|Kent Sepkowitz|December 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The likelihood of sarcoma is further signaled by the winking comments from doctors in neighboring countries.
Which Cancer Is Hugo Chávez Fighting?|Kent Sepkowitz|December 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He was diagnosed with sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, in August and had to come to terms with dying in a manner of months.
Larry Sultan's California Dreams|Philip Gefter|December 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In sarcoma of the lower end of the tibia, the swelling lacks the uniform distribution of that met with in joint disease.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

Carcinoma is far more common than sarcoma, and is generally of the squamous-celled variety.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
Sarcoma of the tongue is rare, and is sometimes met with in children.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
They are attended with exudation into the joint, and in the case of sarcoma the fluid is usually blood-stained.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Malignant disease of the kidney takes the form of sarcoma or carcinoma.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sarcoma

sarcoma

/ (sɑːˈkəʊmə) /

noun plural -mata (-mətə) or -mas

pathol a usually malignant tumour arising from connective tissue

Derived forms of sarcoma

sarcomatoid or sarcomatous, adjective

Word Origin for sarcoma

C17: via New Latin from Greek sarkōma fleshy growth; see sarco-, -oma

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Medicine definitions for sarcoma

sarcoma

[ sär-kō′mə ]

n. pl. sar•co•mas

A malignant tumor arising from connective tissues.

Other words from sarcoma

sar•co′ma•toid′ (-mə-toid′) null adj.

Science definitions for sarcoma

sarcoma

[ sär-kō′mə ]

Plural sarcomas sarcomata (sär-kō′mə-tə)

A malignant tumor originating from mesodermal tissue, such as fat, muscle, or bone. Compare carcinoma.

sarcoma

noun, plural sar·co·mas, sar·co·ma·ta [sahr-koh-muh-tuh] /sɑrˈkoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

Words related to sarcoma

Words nearby sarcoma

Origin of sarcoma

OTHER WORDS FROM sarcoma

Examples from the Web for sarcoma

British Dictionary definitions for sarcoma

noun plural -mata (-mətə) or -mas

Derived forms of sarcoma

Word Origin for sarcoma

Medicine definitions for sarcoma

n. pl. sar•co•mas

Other words from sarcoma

Science definitions for sarcoma

Plural sarcomas sarcomata (sär-kō′mə-tə)