Carcinoma Definition

kärsə-nōmə
carcinomas, carcinomata
noun
Any of several kinds of cancerous growths deriving from epithelial cells.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
carcinoma
Plural:
carcinomas, carcinomata

Origin of Carcinoma

  • From Latin a cancerous ulcer , from Ancient Greek καρκίνωμα (karkinōma), from καρκίνος (karkinos). Compare cancer.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin cancerous ulcer from Greek karkinōma from karkinos cancer kar- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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