särˈkōmə, sȧˈk- noun
( plural sarcomas -məz ; or sarcoma·ta -məd.ə)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sarkōmat-, sarkōma fleshy growth, from sarkoun to grow flesh, become fleshy, from sark-, sarx flesh — more at sarcasm
: a malignant neoplasm arising in connective tissue and especially in bone, cartilage, or striated muscle that spreads by extension into neighboring tissue or by way of the bloodstream — compare carcinoma , tumor