Definition of carcinoma Carcinoma
/kɑˌɹsʌnowˈmʌ/ - [karsunowmu] - car•ci•no•ma
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What does carcinoma mean?
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NounPlural: carcinomas |
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| carcinoma - any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer | ||
| malignant neoplastic disease, cancer type genus of the family Cancridae | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| hepatocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatoma, malignant hepatoma carcinoma of the liver | ||
| 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 | ||
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Wiktionary 
- carcinoma (Noun)
An invasive malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- carcinoma (n.)
A cancer. By some medical writers, the term is applied to an indolent tumor. See Cancer.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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carcinoma
Cancer of the skin or nerve cells.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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carcinoma
kar-si-nōma, n. a cancer (see Cancer).—adj. Carcinō′matous.—n. Carcinō′sis, the growth and development of cancer. [Gr.]
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🔤- carcinoma, noun, singular of carcinomas / carcinomata.
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