carcinome

Definitions of carcinome
  1. noun
    any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
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    types:
    cancer du poumon
    carcinoma of the lungs; one of the commonest forms of cancer
    cancer de la peau
    a malignant neoplasm of the skin
    type of:
    cancer
    any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
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