sarcoma

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/sɑɹˈkoʊmə/

Definition of sarcoma

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue.
    “Only about 1 per cent of cancers are found in connective tissue; these are known as sarcomas.”

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Etymology

From Latin sarcoma, from Ancient Greek σάρκωμα (sárkōma), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + -ωμα (-ōma, “process”) or from Ancient Greek σαρκόω (sarkóō), itself from σάρξ (sárx); by surface analysis, sarc- + -oma.

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