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.

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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-tuhs, -kom-uh-], /sɑrˈkoʊ mə təs, -ˈkɒm ə-/, adjective

Words nearby sarcoma

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

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In the last few years in the U.S., new interest has developed in novel therapies to treat sarcoma.
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The likelihood of sarcoma is further signaled by the winking comments from doctors in neighboring countries.
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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.
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The chief of these are: simple—dermoid patches, moles of the limbus; malignant—sarcoma, endothelioma, epithelioma.
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Carcinoma is far more common than sarcoma, and is generally of the squamous-celled variety.
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Malignant tumours, both carcinoma and sarcoma, in which an early diagnosis has been made, and so long as they remain intrinsic.
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Wassermann experimented with mice inoculated with transplanted tumors of the types of carcinoma and sarcoma.
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He had developed a sarcoma of his upper arm and was advised to submit to an amputation at the shoulder joint.
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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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Medical 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.

Scientific 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.

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

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