[ sα:'kəʊmə ]
■ noun ( plural ~s or ~ta sα:'kəʊmətə ) Medicine a malignant tumour of connective or other non-epithelial tissue.
Derivatives
~tosis noun
~tous adjective
Origin
C19: mod. L., from Gk sarkōma , from sarkoun 'become fleshy', from sarx , sark- 'flesh'.