CARCINOMA


Meaning of CARCINOMA in English

— carcinomatoid , adj. — carcinomatous , adj.

/kahr'seuh noh"meuh/ , n. , pl. carcinomas, carcinomata /-meuh teuh/ . Pathol.

a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor that spreads by metastasis and often recurs after excision; cancer.

[ 1715-25; karkínoma; see CARCINO-, -OMA ]

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