carcinoma
21carcinoma — n. cancer that arises in epithelium, the tissue that lines the skin and internal organs of the body. It may occur in any tissue containing epithelial cells. In many cases the site of origin of the tumour may be identified by the nature of the… …
22carcinoma — UK [ˌkɑː(r)sɪˈnəʊmə] / US [ˌkɑrsnˈoʊmə] noun [countable] Word forms carcinoma : singular carcinoma plural carcinomas medical a cancer that is found on the skin or on the lining of organs inside the body …
23carcinoma — /kasəˈnoʊmə / (say kahsuh nohmuh) noun (plural carcinomas or carcinomata /kasəˈnoʊmətə/ (say kahsuh nohmuhtuh)) a malignant and invasive epithelial tumour that spreads by metastasis and often recurs after excision; a cancer. See basal cell… …
24carcinoma — Cancer Can cer, n. [L. cancer, cancri, crab, ulcer, a sign of the zodiac; akin to Gr. karki nos, Skr. karka[.t]a crab, and prob. Skr. karkara hard, the crab being named from its hard shell. Cf. {Canner}, {Chancre}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of… …
25carcinoma — Malignant neoplasia of an epithelial cell: by far the commonest type of tumour. Those arising from glandular tissue are often called adenocarcinomas. Carcinoma cells tend to be irregular with increased basophilic staining of the cytoplasm, have… …
26carcinoma — carcinomatoid, adj. carcinomatous, adj. /kahr seuh noh meuh/, n., pl. carcinomas, carcinomata / meuh teuh/. Pathol. a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor that spreads by metastasis and often recurs after excision; cancer. [1715 25; < L: ulcer …
27carcinoma — car·ci·nò·ma s.m. TS med. tumore maligno dei tessuti epiteliali Sinonimi: 2cancro, epitelioma. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1498. ETIMO: dal lat. carcinōma, dal gr. karkínōma, atos, der. di karkínos 2cancro …
28carcinoma — [[t]kɑ͟ː(r)sɪno͟ʊmə[/t]] carcinomas 1) N UNCOUNT Carcinoma is a type of cancer. [MEDICAL] 2) N COUNT Carcinomas are malignant tumours. [MEDICAL] …
29Carcinoma in situ — (CIS) is an early form of carcinoma defined by the absence of invasion of surrounding tissues. In other words, the neoplastic cells proliferate in their normal habitat, hence the name in situ (Latin for in its place ). For example, carcinoma in… …
30Carcinoma bronquioloalveolar — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El carcinoma bronquioloalveolar es una de las formas de cáncer de pulmón y, aunque poco frecuente, es la forma más común que se presenta en pacientes que nunca habían fumado en sus vidas, en mujeres y asiáticos.[1]… …
