American English pronunciation
How to pronounce carcinoma
IPA transcription: [,kɑɹsə'noʊmə]
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Noun
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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.