carcinoma

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
carcinoma /ˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊmə/

▶noun (pl. carcinomas or carcinomata /-mətə/) a cancer arising in the epithelial tissue of the skin or of the lining of the internal organs.

– derivatives
carcinomatous adjective.

– origin C18: via L. from Gk karkinōma, from karkinos ‘crab’ (cf. cancer).

'carcinoma' also found in these Oxford entries:

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