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Definition of: sarcoma
(sär·kō′mə) noun plural ·ma·ta (-mə·tə) Pathol.
A tumor, or group of tumors, often malignant, composed of embryonal lymphoid or connective tissue in which the cell elements predominate. [<NL <Gk. sarkōma <sarkaein become fleshy <sarx, sarkos flesh]
—sar·co′ma·toid, sar·co′ma·tous (-kō′mə·təs, -kom′ə-) adjective
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