CARCINOID

Meaning of CARCINOID in English

/kahr"seuh noyd'/ , n. Pathol.

a small, yellowish amino-acid and peptide-secreting tumor usually found in the gastrointestinal tract and lung.

[ 1925-30; CARCIN(O)- + -OID ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

CARCINOID — noun Date: 1925 a benign or malignant tumor arising especially from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CARCINOID — ˈkärs ə nˌȯid noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: carcin- + -oid : a usually gastrointestinal and sometimes …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CARCINOID — adj. cancerous
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CARCINOID — noun Date: 1925 : a benign or malignant tumor arising especially from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CARCINOID — [ 'kα:sɪnɔɪd ] ■ noun Medicine a tumour of a type occurring especially in the appendix and sometimes secreting hormones.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CARCINOID — [car.ci.noid] n (1925): a benign or malignant tumor arising esp. from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CARCINOID — A slow-growing type of tumor usually found in the gastrointestinal system (most often in the appendix), and sometimes in the …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
CARCINOID — - carcinoid tumor карциноид, аргентаффинома, карциноидная опухоль, энтерохромаффинома
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
CARCINOID — adj. Pronunciation: ' kär-s ə - ˌ no ̇ id Function: noun Date: 1925 : a benign or malignant tumor …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CARCINOID SYNDROME — Pathol. the systemic effects, including flushing, palpitations, diarrhea, and cramps, resulting from increased blood levels of serotonin secreted by a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CARCINOID SYNDROME — A combination of symptoms caused by the release of serotonin and other substances from carcinoid tumors of thegastrointestinal tract. Symptoms …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
CARCINOID TUMOR — - carcinoid
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
CARCINOID SYNDROME — карциноидный синдром, энтеродермато-кардиопатический синдром
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
ARGENTAFFINOMA — ärˌjentəfəˈnōmə, ˌäṟjənˌtafəˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from English argentaffin + New Latin -oma : carcinoid
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PERNICIOUS ANAEMIA — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ In association with endocrine cell hyperplasia, gastric carcinoid tumours have been observed in 1-7% of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PERNICIOUS — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES pernicious anaemia COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB most ▪ Is this not the worst and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GASTRIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN acid ▪ There are no studies on the acute effect of alcohol intake on …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FORCEPS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A satisfactory alternative or addition to biliary brush cytology is direct biopsy of the stricture …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ENDOCRINE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN cell ▪ Serum gastrin concentrations did not correlate well with changes in the endocrine …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CELL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a blood cell ▪ The red blood cells carry oxygen. a jail cell ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ANAEMIA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES pernicious anaemia sickle-cell anaemia COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE pernicious ▪ Similar findings were also …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMATOSTATIN RECEPTOR SCINTIGRAPHY — SRS. A type of radionuclide scan used to find carcinoid and other types of tumors. In SRS, radioactive octreotide, a …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
RADIOACTIVE IODINE — A radioactive form of iodine, often usedfor imaging tests or as a treatment for thyroid cancer and certain other cancers. …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
OCTREOTIDE SCAN — A type of radionuclide scan used to find carcinoid and other types of tumors. Radioactive octreotide, a drug similar to …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR — A tumor derived from cells that release a hormone in response to a signal from the nervous system. Some examples …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
SRS — Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy. A type of radionuclide scan used to find carcinoid and other types of tumors. In SRS, radioactive …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
5-HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID — 5HIAA. A breakdown product of serotonin that is excreted in the urine. Serotonin is a hormone found at high levels …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms

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