carcinoma

noun
car·​ci·​no·​ma | \ ˌkär-sə-ˈnō-mə How to pronounce carcinoma (audio) \
plural carcinomas also carcinomata\ ˌkär-​sə-​ˈnō-​mə-​tə How to pronounce carcinomata (audio) \

Definition of carcinoma

: a malignant tumor of epithelial origin

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Other Words from carcinoma

carcinomatous \ ˌkär-​sə-​ˈnō-​mə-​təs How to pronounce carcinomatous (audio) \ adjective

Examples of carcinoma in a Sentence

four deaths attributable to carcinoma

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In another case, a patient with small cell carcinoma died after the patient was treated for the wrong type of cancer. Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, "Doctor accused of being drunk at work indicted in deaths of three patients," 21 Aug. 2019 She was diagnosed in January with stage 3 ovarian clear cell carcinoma, a rare and aggressive cancer. Kaiser Health News, oregonlive.com, "The extraordinary final days of a hospice leader, and what they tell us about a good death," 10 Aug. 2019 Serous carcinomas are the most common kind, according to the ACS. Korin Miller, SELF, "The Three Types of Ovarian Cancer You Should Know," 1 Nov. 2018 Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer, with approximately 4 million new cases diagnosed each year in the United States, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. Christina Oehler, Health.com, "This 24-Year-Old Thought the Tiny Spot Under Her Eye Was a Pimple. It Turned Out to Be Skin Cancer," 6 Aug. 2019 According to the American Cancer Society, urothelial carcinoma is the most common type of bladder cancer. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, "Louisville Archbishop Joseph Kurtz says he has cancer," 10 July 2019 Three years later, on Christmas Day in 2012, her husband George A. Oickle died of small-cell carcinoma. Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, "Remembering the 7 victims in the horrific New Hampshire crash," 23 June 2019 The cause was adenoid cystic carcinoma, a form of cancer, said a son, Chris Mitchell. Matt Schudel, Washington Post, "R. Clayton Mitchell Jr., former speaker of Maryland House, dies at 83," 14 June 2019 Gabriele Anderson Grunewald has died at age 32 after years of fighting adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare salivary gland cancer. Kelly O'sullivan, Country Living, "Professional Distance Runner Gabriele 'Gabe' Grunewald Has Died at 32," 12 June 2019

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First Known Use of carcinoma

1601, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for carcinoma

Latin, from Greek karkinōma cancer, from karkinos

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More Definitions for carcinoma

carcinoma

noun

English Language Learners Definition of carcinoma

medical : a type of cancer

carcinoma

noun
car·​ci·​no·​ma | \ ˌkärs-ᵊn-ˈō-mə How to pronounce carcinoma (audio) \
plural carcinomas also carcinomata\ -​mət-​ə How to pronounce carcinomata (audio) \

Medical Definition of carcinoma

: a malignant tumor of epithelial origin — compare sarcoma

Other Words from carcinoma

carcinomatous \ -​ˈō-​mət-​əs How to pronounce carcinomatous (audio) \ adjective

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