carcinoma
noun
car·ci·no·ma
ˌkär-sə-ˈnō-mə 
plural carcinomas also carcinomata
ˌkär-sə-ˈnō-mə-tə
: a malignant tumor of epithelial origin
Examples of carcinoma in a Sentence
four deaths attributable to carcinoma
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Last September, the FDA granted orphan drug status to its treatment for neuroendocrine carcinoma, a designation which helps drug companies working on potentially life-saving drugs, where treatments are lacking, get to market more efficiently.
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Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
The development of a gene classifier that strongly predicts the risk of invasive breast cancer for patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), otherwise known as Stage 0, which often leaves too many patients wondering if the noninvasive cells known as DCIS will progress to breast cancer.
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
For squamous cell carcinoma patients, though, the lines weren’t as clear.
—Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
There are even some rare forms of skin cancer, such as Merkel cell carcinoma and Kaposi sarcoma, that are primarily virus-driven, notes Nghiem.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
The development of a gene classifier that strongly predicts the risk of invasive breast cancer for patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), otherwise known as Stage 0, which often leaves too many patients wondering if the noninvasive cells known as DCIS will progress to breast cancer.
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
For squamous cell carcinoma patients, though, the lines weren’t as clear.
—Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
There are even some rare forms of skin cancer, such as Merkel cell carcinoma and Kaposi sarcoma, that are primarily virus-driven, notes Nghiem.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Carcinoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carcinoma. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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carcinoma
noun
car·ci·no·ma
ˌkärs-ᵊn-ˈō-mə
plural carcinomas or carcinomata
-mət-ə
: a tumor that consists of epithelial cells and is often fatal if not treated
Medical Definition
carcinoma
noun
car·ci·no·ma
ˌkärs-ᵊn-ˈō-mə
plural carcinomas also carcinomata
-mət-ə
: a malignant tumor of epithelial origin compare sarcoma
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