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单词 carcinoma
释义

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 carcinoma (audio)
: a malignant tumor of epithelial origin
carcinomatous
ˌkär-sə-ˈnō-mə-təs How to pronounce carcinoma (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

four deaths attributable to carcinoma
Recent Examples on the Web The two had wrapped a two-month farewell tour just one month earlier, after losing Jones to a heart attack in 2012 and Tork to adenoid cystic carcinoma in 2019. Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2022 In March, Shearer was diagnosed with invasive mammary carcinoma, an aggressive form of breast cancer. Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2022 In fact, Brown’s breast cancer, a variety of ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, was invasive (found outside the milk duct) but very much treatable. Barbara J. King, Washington Post, 13 May 2022 Earlier this year, she was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma, a type of breast cancer that starts in the milk ducts and can move into the lymph nodes. Essence, 9 June 2022 The agency also declined to approve a cancer drug from Coherus BioSciences and its Chinese partner, Shanghai Junshi Biosciences, for treating a type of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, citing the need for quality process changes. Ed Silverman, STAT, 4 May 2022 Since 1977, when mammography began to be widely used to screen for breast cancer, roughly 1.2 million women have had surgery for low-grade ductal carcinoma in situ. David Ropeik, STAT, 28 Feb. 2022 The two had wrapped a two-month farewell tour just one month earlier, after losing Jones to a heart attack in 2012 and Tork to adenoid cystic carcinoma in 2019. Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 8 Feb. 2022 Low-grade ductal carcinoma in situ, a common type of breast cancer, is one such disease. David Ropeik, STAT, 28 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek karkinōma cancer, from karkinos

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

carcinoma

noun

car·​ci·​no·​ma ˌkärs-ᵊn-ˈō-mə How to pronounce carcinoma (audio)
plural carcinomas also carcinomata -mət-ə How to pronounce carcinoma (audio)
: a malignant tumor of epithelial origin compare sarcoma

carcinoma

noun

as in malignancy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • malignancy
  • melanoma
  • lymphoma
  • cancer
  • polyp
  • neoplasm
  • tumor
  • cyst
  • tubercle
  • outgrowth
  • wart
  • growth
  • excrescence
  • lump
  • excrescency
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