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Definition of: carcinoma
(kär′sə·nō′mə) noun plural ·mas or ·ma·ta (-mə·tə)
A cancer; a malignant tumor that arises from epithelial cells and spreads by metastasis. [<L <Gk. karkinoma <karkinos cancer]
—car′ci·nom′a·tous (-nom′ə·təs, -nō′ mə-) adjective
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