Associations to the word «Carcinoma»

Wiktionary

CARCINOMA, noun. (oncology) An invasive malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.

Dictionary definition

CARCINOMA, noun. Any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats