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carcinoma
noun(car-ci-no-ma)
a malignant tumor of epithelial origin
carcinoma
noun(car-ci-no-ma)
a carcinoma that is made up of or arises from squamous cells and usually occurs in areas of the body exposed to strong sunlight over many years
carcinoma
noun(car-ci-no-ma)
cancer of a highly malignant form that affects the lungs, tends to metastasize to other parts of the body, and is characterized by small round or oval cells which resemble oat grains and have little cytoplasm —called also small-cell carcinoma

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