n.
Pronunciation: ˌ kär-s ə - ' n ō -m ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mas also -ma · ta \ -m ə -t ə \
Etymology: Latin, from Greek karkin ō ma cancer, from karkinos
Date: circa 1721
: a malignant tumor of epithelial origin
– car · ci · no · ma · tous \ - ' n ō -m ə -t ə s \ adjective