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2025
carcinoid
carcinoid
English
Noun
carcinoid
(
plural
carcinoids
)
(
medicine
)
A form of slow-growing
tumour
originating in the
neuroendocrine
system.
Translations
form of tumour
Greek:
καρκινοειδές
n
(
karkinoeidés
)
Italian:
carcinoide
(it)
m
Etymology
carcino-
+
-oid
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