CARCIN-

Meaning of CARCIN- in English

[carcin-] or carcino- comb form [Gk karkin-, karkino-, fr. karkinos ulcerous sore, lit., crab--more at cancer]: tumor: cancer "carcinogenic"

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CARCIN- — or carcino- combining form see: cancer tumor ; cancer
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CARCIN- — combining form or carcino- Etymology: Gk. karkin-, karkino-, from karkinos — more at cancer 1. : crab carcino logy 2. …
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CARCIN- — or carcino- Etymology: Greek karkin-, karkino-, from karkinos ulcerous sore, literally, crab — more at cancer : tumor : cancer …
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CARCIN — Variant: or carcino- Function: combining form Etymology: Greek karkin-, karkino-, from karkinos ulcerous sore, literally, crab ― more at CANCER …
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CARCINO- — combining form see: carcin-
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CARCINO- — combining form see carcin-
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CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN — ¦kärs ə n(ˌ)ōˌ…- noun Etymology: carcin- + embryonic : a glycoprotein present in fetal gut tissues during the first two …
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CARCINOSIS — ˌkärs ə nˈōsə̇s noun ( plural carcino·ses -ōˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, from carcin- + -osis : dissemination of carcinomatous growths …
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CARCINOSARCOMA — ˈkärs ə n(ˌ)ōˌsärˈkōmə noun ( plural carcinosarcomas -ōməz ; or carcinosarcoma·ta -ōməd.ə) Etymology: New Latin, from carcin- + sarcoma : …
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CARCINONEMERTES — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷nə̇ˈmərd.ēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from carcin- + Nemertes, genus of worms, from Greek Nēmertēs daughter of Nereus …
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CARCINOMORPHIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ō|mȯrfik adjective Etymology: carcin- + -morphic : resembling a crab
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CARCINOLYTIC — |kärs ə nō|lid.ik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary carcin- + -lytic; probably originally formed as German karzinolytisch : destructive of …
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CARCINOLOGY — -jē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary carcin- + -logy; probably originally formed as French carcinologie : a …
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CARCINOID — ˈkärs ə nˌȯid noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: carcin- + -oid : a usually gastrointestinal and sometimes …
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CARCINOGENIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|jenik adjective Etymology: carcin- + -genic : producing or tending to produce cancer the carcinogenic action of certain chemicals — …
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CARCINOGENESIS — ˌkärs ə n(ˌ)ōˈjenəsə̇s noun Etymology: New Latin, from carcin- + Latin genesis : the production of cancer
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CARCINOGEN — kärˈsinəjən, ˈkärs ə nəˌjen noun ( -s ) Etymology: carcin- + -gen : a substance or agent producing or inciting …
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CARCINOECIUM — ˌkärsəˈnēs(h)ēəm noun ( plural carcinoe·cia -s(h)ēə) Etymology: New Latin, from carcin- + -oecium (from Greek oikion house, nest, diminutive of …
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CARCINOID — /kahr"seuh noyd'/ , n. Pathol. a small, yellowish amino-acid and peptide-secreting tumor usually found in the gastrointestinal tract and lung. …
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CARCINO- — see carcin-
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CANCER — n. 25B6; noun most skin cancers are curable : MALIGNANT GROWTH, cancerous growth, tumour, malignancy; technical carcinoma, sarcoma, melanoma, lymphoma, …
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