Dictionary
car•ci•no•ma
Pronunciation: (kär"su-nō'mu), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -mas, -ma•taPronunciation: (-mu-tu). [key]
Pathol.
a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor that spreads by metastasis and often recurs after excision; cancer.
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