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Sarcoma

//sɑɹˈkoʊmə// noun

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Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer wordnet

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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