sarcoma
noun
sar·co·ma
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plural sarcomas
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Definition of sarcoma
: a malignant tumor arising in tissue (such as connective tissue, bone, cartilage, or striated muscle) of mesodermal origin
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Other Words from sarcoma
sarcomatous
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of sarcoma in a Sentence
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The company also created a donation page on their website to raise money for Ewing sarcoma, the bone and soft tissue cancer that Golin had. — Martha Sorren, refinery29.com, "13 Reasons Why Dedicated An Episode To Steve Golin & You Absolutely Know His Work," 24 Aug. 2019 In the fall of 2015, Melinda was diagnosed with a soft tissue sarcoma, and ultimately lost her right leg. — courant.com, "Melinda S. Walsh," 17 Aug. 2019 The semi-professional poker player from New Jersey has a rare form of cancer called sarcoma that required the April amputation of his left hindquarter and leg and the removal of a 20-pound tumor, leaving him in a wheelchair. — Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, "'What I want is a peaceful death': Kevin Roster has only weeks to live – and that's why he moved to California," 7 June 2019 In early 1994, Anthony Radziwill had been diagnosed with a rare sarcoma. — Adrienne Gaffney, Town & Country, "The Last Days of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy," 9 July 2019 After several weeks of conservative measures, Coley operated on her hand and found her bones encased by a sarcoma—a cancer of the connective tissue. — Jerome Groopman, The New York Review of Books, "The Body Strikes Back," 21 Mar. 2019 Madrid will be unable to work for up to a year after being diagnosed with synovial sarcoma cancer in early March. — Aubrey Carpenter, azcentral, "Comedy shows, raffles planned for Mesa firefighter battling rare form of cancer," 25 June 2019 The company will establish an access program to allow some patients with soft-tissue sarcoma—a cancer that develops in connective tissue including muscle—to continue taking the drug with limited interruption after it’s withdrawn from the market. — Peter Loftus, WSJ, "Eli Lilly to Pull Cancer Drug From Market After Failed Study," 25 Apr. 2019 Two cancer patients participating in a study with the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia are being treated for myeloma and sarcoma with the technique. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "US Cancer Patients Are Undergoing CRISPR Tests For The First Time," 17 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sarcoma.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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sarcoma
noun
sar·co·ma
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plural sarcomas
also sarcomata\ -mət-ə
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Medical Definition of sarcoma
: a malignant tumor arising in tissue of mesodermal origin (as connective tissue, bone, cartilage, or striated muscle) that spreads by extension into neighboring tissue or by way of the bloodstream — compare carcinoma
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