sarcoma
Americannoun
plural
sarcomas, sarcomatanoun
plural
sarcomas-
A malignant tumor originating from mesodermal tissue, such as fat, muscle, or bone.
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Other Word Forms
- sarcomatoid adjective
- sarcomatous adjective
Etymology
Origin of sarcoma
1650–60; < New Latin < Greek sárkōma fleshy growth. See sarc-, -oma
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The company reported the second Kaposi’s sarcoma case at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Notti, who works as both a physician and a researcher, found this gap especially troubling because many of his sarcoma patients were not benefiting from T cell immunotherapies.
From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025
Like Milla, Ainscough was diagnosed with an aggressive type of epithelioid sarcoma in her forearm.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2025
In October, after having trouble walking, Vázquez was admitted to White Memorial Hospital in Boyle Heights and diagnosed with terminal cancer, stage 4 sarcoma.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024
Of the solid tumours the glioma and the sarcoma are the most common, and when they originate in the pigmented structures of the globe they present the characters of melanotic growths.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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