SARCOMA


Meaning of SARCOMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sär-ˈkō-mə ]

noun

( plural -mas also sar·co·ma·ta -mə-tə)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sarkōmat-, sarkōma fleshy growth, from sarkoun to grow flesh, from sark-, sarx

Date: 1804

: a malignant tumor arising in tissue (as connective tissue, bone, cartilage, or striated muscle) of mesodermal origin

• sar·co·ma·tous sär-ˈkō-mə-təs adjective

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