car ‧ ci ‧ no ‧ ma /ˌkɑːsəˈnəʊmə, ˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊmə $ ˌkɑːrsəˈnoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] medical
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: Greek karkinoma 'cancer' , from karkinos 'crab, cancer' ]
a ↑ cancer
car ‧ ci ‧ no ‧ ma /ˌkɑːsəˈnəʊmə, ˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊmə $ ˌkɑːrsəˈnoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] medical
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: Greek karkinoma 'cancer' , from karkinos 'crab, cancer' ]
a ↑ cancer
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012