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carcinoma

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. carcinoma (noun)
  2. colloid carcinoma (noun)

car·ci·no·ma

noun \ˌkär-sə-ˈnō-mə\
plural car·ci·no·mas also car·ci·no·ma·ta\-mə-tə\

Definition of CARCINOMA

: a malignant tumor of epithelial origin
— car·ci·no·ma·tous \-ˈnō-mə-təs\ adjective
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Examples of CARCINOMA

  1. four deaths attributable to carcinoma

Origin of CARCINOMA

Latin, from Greek karkinōma cancer, from karkinos
First Known Use: circa 1721

Rhymes with CARCINOMA

adenoma, granuloma, hematoma, melanoma, myeloma, Oklahoma, papilloma, teratoma, tokonoma

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