General
carcinoma
kar-sih-NOH-muh
StatusNew
Definition
Malignant tumor of epithelial tissue
PathologyGeneral
Breakdown
Root
carcin/o
cancer
Suffix
-oma
tumor
Etymology
Greek: carcin/o (cancer) + -oma (tumor)
Practice
Related Terms
melanoma
mel-uh-NOH-muh
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Integumentarymelan/o
lipoma
lih-POH-muh
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Integumentarylip/o
lymphoma
lim-FOH-muh
Cancer of the lymphatic system
Lymphatic/Immunelymph/o
glioma
gly-OH-muh
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Nervousgli/o
osteosarcoma
os-tee-oh-sar-KOH-muh
Malignant bone tumor
Musculoskeletaloste/o
pheochromocytoma
fee-oh-kroh-moh-sy-TOH-muh
Tumor of the adrenal medulla causing excess hormones
Endocrinechrom/o