CARCINOMA


Meaning of CARCINOMA in English

/ 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 ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.