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Carcinoma
CARCINOMA
,Noun.
Definition 2024
carcinoma
carcinoma
English
Noun
carcinoma (plural carcinomas or carcinomata)
- (oncology) An invasive malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.
Translations
type of tumor
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Latin carcĭnōma (“a cancerous ulcer”) , from Ancient Greek καρκίνωμα (karkínōma)
Noun
carcinoma m (plural carcinomi)