/ sɑːˈkəʊmə; NAmE sɑːrˈkoʊmə/ noun
( medical ) a harmful (= malignant ) lump (= a tumour ) that grows in certain parts of the body such as muscle or bone
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: modern Latin , from Greek sarkōma , from sarkoun become fleshy, from sarx , sark- flesh.