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Definition of carcinoma noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

carcinoma

noun
 
/ˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊmə/
 
/ˌkɑːrsɪˈnəʊmə/
(medical)
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  1. a cancer that affects the top layer of the skin or the lining of the body’s internal organs
    Word Originearly 18th cent.: via Latin from Greek karkinōma, from karkinos ‘crab’ (compare with cancer).
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