carcinoma
An invasive malignant tumour derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.
Other meanings
A form of cancer; cancer in general as a disease.
Related words
- carcinomic
- lymphadenocarcinoma
- adenoid cystic carcinoma
- adenoidcystic carcinoma
- adenocarcinoma
- adenosquamocarcinoma
- adrenocarcinoma
- anticarcinoma
- basal cell carcinoma
- carcinomagenesis
- carcinomal
- carcinomatoid
Word history
From Ancient Greek "κᾰρκῐ́νωμᾰ" (sore, ulcer; cancer).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “carcinoma” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.