CARCINOMA


Meaning of CARCINOMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkär-sə-ˈnō-mə ]

noun

( plural -mas also car·ci·no·ma·ta -mə-tə)

Etymology: Latin, from Greek karkinōma cancer, from karkinos

Date: circa 1721

: a malignant tumor of epithelial origin

• car·ci·no·ma·tous -ˈnō-mə-təs adjective

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