Definitions for carcinomatous

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

car•ci•no•maˌkɑr səˈnoʊ mə; -mə tə(n.)(pl.)-mas, -ma•ta

  1. a malignant tumor composed of epithelial tissue.

    Category: Pathology

Origin of carcinoma:

1715–25; < L: ulcer, tumor < Gk karkínōma < karkinō-, var. s. of karkinoûsthai to become cancerous, der. of karkínos ulcerous sore, lit., crab (cf. cancer )

car`ci•no′ma•tous(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. carcinomatous(adj)

    being or relating to carcinoma

    "a carcinomatous lesion"

Wiktionary

  1. carcinomatous(Adjective)

    Of or pertaining to carcinomas

Webster Dictionary

  1. Carcinomatous(adj)

    of or pertaining to carcinoma


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