n., pl., -mas, or -ma·ta (-mə-tə).
An invasive malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.
[Latin, cancerous ulcer, from Greek karkinōma, from karkinos, cancer.]
carcinomatoid car'ci·no'ma·toid (-nō'mə-toid') adj.carcinomatous car'ci·nom'a·tous (-nŏm'ə-təs, -nō'mə-) adj.
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