Carcinoma

Word CARCINOMA
Character 9
Hyphenation car ci no ma
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Carcinoma"

What do we mean by carcinoma?

An invasive malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body. noun

In botany, a disease of trees characterized by the separation of the bark and the exudation of an acrid sap. noun

A tumor which grows more or less rapidly, tends to break down and ulcerate in its later stages, propagates itself in neighboring or more distant parts, and after excision very frequently recurs; a cancer, in the stricter sense of that word. noun

A form of malignant cancer arising from epithelial tissue. The term was earlier applied to all forms of cancer, or to certain non-malignant forms. It is contrasted with sarcoma, a malignant form of cancer arising from connective tissue. See cancer. noun

An invasive malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body. noun

Any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer noun

An invasive malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Carcinoma

The word "carcinoma" in example sentences

The confusion started right away, the minute I got the call from one of the big hospitals in Boston: "Don't let the word 'carcinoma' fool you," the radiologist said. ❋ Laura Zigman (2011)

And basal cell carcinoma is specifically what milk weed is good for. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He knows what it means when you tell him he has tubercles or Bright's disease, and, if he hears the word carcinoma, he will certainly look it out in a medical dictionary, if he does not interpret its dread significance on the instant. ❋ Oliver Wendell Holmes (1851)

Bright's disease, and, if he hears the word carcinoma, he will certainly look it out in a medical dictionary, if he does not interpret its dread significance on the instant. ❋ Oliver Wendell Holmes (1851)

It just showed up in a mammogram as calcifications and turned out to be invasive ductal carcinoma, which is what Elizabeth had and also which is probably the most prevalent or the most common kind of breast cancer. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It is an estimated 200,000 to 300,000 people have squamous cell carcinoma, which is a type of cancer, that's new cases per year. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Three types are the basal cell carcinoma, which is the type that President Bush's father, President H.W. Bush had removed in late '86. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Most times, the squamous cell carcinoma, which is commonly the biggest risk factor of sun exposure, can just be removed as Suzanne just described, and it is done. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I thought it was an insect bite actually when I first got it and then it just didn't get well and so we had it biopsied before the election and found out that it was squamous cell carcinoma, which is not a very serious -- not a serious skin cancer like melanoma would be. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Let's talk about 14 years ago, when I was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma, aka breast cancer. ❋ Unknown (2011)

When the photosensitizers are activated by the laser light, they produce a form of oxygen that destroys illuminated squamous cell carcinoma, which is ❋ Unknown (2010)

Uncommon types of skin cancer include Kaposi's sarcoma, mainly seen in people with weakened immune systems; Merkel cell carcinoma, which is usually found on sun-exposed areas on the head, neck, arms and legs but often spreads to other parts of the body; and sebaceous gland carcinoma, an aggressive cancer originating in the oil glands in the skin. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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