American English pronunciation

How to pronounce carcinoma

IPA transcription: [,kɑɹsə'noʊmə]

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Noun

  • any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer

Usage examples

  • In adults, most cases are associated with breast carcinoma or small-cell lung carcinoma.
  • As expected, patients with carcinoma usually present larger tumors than patients with adenoma.
  • Apocrine carcinoma is a very rare form of female breast cancer.
  • Most cancers in the renal pelvis are transitional cell carcinoma.
  • In familial isolated medullary thyroid carcinoma the other components of the disease are absent.