/ ˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊmə; NAmE ˌkɑːrsɪˈnoʊmə/ noun
( medical ) a cancer that affects the top layer of the skin or the lining of the organs inside the stomach
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: via Latin from Greek karkinōma , from karkinos crab (compare with cancer ).