sarcoma en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /sɑɹˈkoʊmə/ (General-American)
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.
Meanings
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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.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 393:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sarcomas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| sarcomata | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cystosarcoma · sarcomalike · sarcomatosis · sarcomatous · melanosarcoma · Ewing's sarcoma · sarcomatoid · gliosarcoma · leiomyosarcoma · hemangiosarcoma · chondromyxosarcoma · myofibrosarcoma · fibrosarcoma · lymphosarcoma · adenosarcoma · antisarcoma · osteosarcoma · neurosarcoma · myosarcoma · Rous sarcoma virus · histiosarcoma · Kaposi's sarcoma · myxosarcoma · sarcomatic · chondrosarcoma · lymphangiosarcoma · Abernethy's sarcoma · carcinosarcoma · rhabdosarcoma · rhabdomyosarcoma · liposarcoma · hemangioendothelial sarcoma · angiosarcoma · Ewing sarcoma
Translations (30)
it sarcoma (type of malignant tumor) · kk саркома (type of malignant tumor) · tr sarkom (type of malignant tumor) · el σάρκωμα (type of malignant tumor) · fi sarkooma (type of malignant tumor) · ca sarcoma (type of malignant tumor) · bg сарко́ма (type of malignant tumor) · crh sarkoma (type of malignant tumor) · eo sarkomo (type of malignant tumor) · nl sarcoom (type of malignant tumor) · id sarkoma (type of malignant tumor) · pl mięsak (type of malignant tumor) · de Sarkom (type of malignant tumor) · fa سارکوم (type of malignant tumor) · lt sarkoma (type of malignant tumor) · es sarcoma (type of malignant tumor) · sv sarkom (type of malignant tumor) · cs sarkom (type of malignant tumor) · la sarcoma (type of malignant tumor) · ja 肉腫 (type of malignant tumor) · fr sarcome (type of malignant tumor) · hy սարկոմա (type of malignant tumor) · af sarkoom (type of malignant tumor) · cmn 肉瘤 (type of malignant tumor) · ga sarcóma (type of malignant tumor) · ru саркома (type of malignant tumor) · hu szarkóma (type of malignant tumor) · pt sarcoma (type of malignant tumor) · ko 육종 (type of malignant tumor) · sk sarkóm (type of malignant tumor)