
carcinoma



car‧ci‧no‧ma /ˌkɑːsəˈnəʊmə, ˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊmə $ ˌkɑːrsəˈnoʊ-/ noun [countable]
Irregular Forms: (pl) carcinomata
car‧ci‧no‧ma /ˌkɑːsəˈnəʊmə, ˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊmə $ ˌkɑːrsəˈnoʊ-/
noun [countable] medical[
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Latin;
Origin: Greek karkinoma 'cancer', from karkinos 'crab, cancer']
a
cancer [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲