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carcinoma

noun car·ci·no·ma \ˌkärs-ən-ˈō-mə\
plural car·ci·no·mas also car·ci·no·ma·ta \-mət-ə\

Medical Definition of CARCINOMA

:  a malignant tumor of epithelial origin—compare sarcoma
—car·ci·no·ma·tous \-ˈō-mət-əs\ adjective

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11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. carcinoma (noun)
  2. carcinoma in situ (noun)
  3. basal-cell carcinoma (noun)
  4. ductal carcinoma in situ (noun)
  5. embryonal carcinoma (noun)
  6. large-cell carcinoma (noun)
  7. oat-cell carcinoma (noun)
  8. papillary carcinoma (noun)
  9. scirrhous carcinoma (noun)
  10. squamous carcinoma (noun)
  11. squamous cell carcinoma (noun)
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