Word Type

Noun

The word "carcinoma" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

sarcoma

Derived Terms

adenocarcinoma adenoid cystic carcinoma adenoidcystic carcinoma adenosquamocarcinoma adrenocarcinoma anticarcinoma basal cell carcinoma carcinomagenesis carcinomal carcinomatoid carcinomatophobia carcinomatosis carcinomatous carcinomic chimney sweep's carcinoma cholangiocarcinoma cholangocarcinoma cholioangiocarcinoma choriocarcinoma comedocarcinoma cystadenocarcinoma cystoadenocarcinoma cystocarcinoma dysgerminoma embryocarcinoma fibrocarcinoma gastroadenocarcinoma gastrocarcinoma hepatocarcinoma hepatocellular carcinoma hepatocholangiocarcinoma hidradenocarcinoma laryngocarcinoma lymphadenocarcinoma macrocarcinoma mastocarcinoma melanocarcinoma metaplastic carcinoma microcarcinoma nasopharyngeal carcinoma nephrocarcinoma nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome nevoid basal-cell carcinoma syndrome osteocarcinoma paracarcinoma porocarcinoma prostatic adenocarcinoma renal cell carcinoma small-cell carcinoma squamoadenocarcinoma teratocarcinoma tetracarcinoma

Etymologically Related To

cancer

Context

oncology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

cancer malignancy malignant neoplastic disease

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

adenocarcinoma lymphoma

Type Of (IsA)

cancer disease

Related Terms

basalioma carcinoembryonic carcinogen carcinogenesis carcinogenic carcinoid carcinosis encephaloma fibroepithelioma melanoma

Related Terms

body epithelial invasive malignant metastasize tissue tumor

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