SARCOMA

[sar.co.ma] n, pl -mas also -ma.ta [NL, fr. Gk sarkomat-, sarkoma fleshy growth, fr. sarkoun to grow flesh, fr. sark-, sarx] (1804): a malignant neoplasm arising in tissue of mesodermal origin (as connective tissue, bone, cartilage, or striated muscle) -- sar.co.ma.tous adj