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carcinoma
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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.

carcinoma
Noun
pl -mas or -mata a malignant tumour [Greek karkinos cancer]

carcinoma  (kärs-nm)
Plural carcinomas or carcinomata (kärs-nm-t)
Any of various cancerous tumors that are derived from epithelial tissue of the skin, blood vessels, or other organs and that tend to metastasize to other parts of the body. See also basal cell carcinomasquamous cell carcinoma

carcinoma
1. a malignant tumor that may spread to surrounding tissue and distant areas of the body.
2. any kind of epithelial cancer. — carcinomatous, adj.
See also: Cancer
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.carcinomacarcinoma - any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
cancer of the liver, liver cancer - malignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring as a metastasis from another cancer; symptoms include loss of appetite and weakness and bloating and jaundice and upper abdominal discomfort
cancer, malignant neoplastic disease - any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
adenocarcinoma, glandular cancer, glandular carcinoma - malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
breast cancer - cancer of the breast; one of the most common malignancies in women in the US
carcinoma in situ, preinvasive cancer - a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body
colon cancer - a malignant tumor of the colon; early symptom is bloody stools
embryonal carcinoma - malignant neoplasm of the testis
endometrial cancer, endometrial carcinoma - cancer of the uterine lining
lung cancer - carcinoma of the lungs; one of the commonest forms of cancer
mesothelioma - a form of carcinoma of the mesothelium lining lungs or abdomen or heart; usually associated with exposure to asbestos dust
oat cell carcinoma, small cell carcinoma - highly malignant carcinoma composed of small round or egg-shaped cells with little cytoplasm; lung cancers are frequently oat cell carcinomas
oral cancer - malignant neoplasm of the lips of mouth; most common in men over the age of 60
pancreatic cancer - cancer of the pancreas
seminoma, testicular cancer - malignant tumor of the testis; usually occurring in older men
skin cancer - a malignant neoplasm of the skin
trophoblastic cancer - malignant neoplasm of the uterus derived from the epithelium of the chorion
Translations
carcinoma [kaːsi'nəumə]
malignant tumor The surgeons had to remove the carcinoma from his lungs karsinoom, kankergeswel سَرَطانٌ في الأنْسِجَه раково образование rakovinný nádor, karcinom kræft; cancer der Karzinom carcinoma kartsinoom کاسینوم؛ غده سرطانی لایه بیرونی پوست بدن carcinome גִדוּל מַמאִיר एक प्रकार का कैंसर karcinom carcinoma 癌種 karcinoma barah carcinoom злокачественная опухоль karcinóm karcinom มะเร็ง kanser, kötücül ur 惡性瘤 ракове новоутворення, карцинома مہلک کینسر کا پھوڑا ung thư biểu mô


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