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Carcinomatous

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car·ci·no·ma  (kärs-nm)
n. pl. car·ci·no·mas or car·ci·no·ma·ta (-m-t)
An invasive malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.

[Latin, cancerous ulcer, from Greek karkinma, from karkinos, cancer; see kar- in Indo-European roots.]

carci·noma·toid (-nm-toid) adj.
carci·noma·tous (-nm-ts, -nm-) adj.
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Adj.1.carcinomatous - being or relating to carcinoma; "a carcinomatous lesion"


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