Carcinoma

[,kɑːsɪ'nəʊmə] or [,kɑrsɪ'nomə]

(noun.) any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer.

Typist: Lucinda--From WordNet

(n.) A cancer. By some medical writers, the term is applied to an indolent tumor. See Cancer.

Inputed by Andre

n. a cancer (see Cancer).—adj. Carcinō′matous.—n. Carcinō′sis the growth and development of cancer.

Typist: Robinson