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Carcinoma
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Oncology:
An
invasive
malignant
tumour
derived
from
epithelial
tissue
that
tends
to
metastasize
to other areas of the body.
●
A form of
cancer
; (uncountable)
cancer
in general
as a disease.
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Origin
carcinoma
English
carcinoma
Latin
καρκίνωμα
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
καρκίνος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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Lymphoma
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Tumour
Neoplasms
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Malignancy
Neoplasm
Fibrosis
Cancer
Leukemia
Metastasis
Malignancies
Lesion
Adenoma
Lesions
Hyperplasia
Colorectal
Dysplasia
Metastatic
Leukaemia
Adenosquamous
Ductal
Metastases
Lymphomas
Epithelium
Adenomas
Urothelial
Thrombosis
Ovarian
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Gliomas
Polyps
Sarcomas
Infection
Prostate
Osteosarcoma
Cirrhosis
Mucinous
Breast Cancer
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