n., pl., -mas, also -ma·ta (-mə-tə).
A malignant tumor arising from connective tissues.
[New Latin, from Greek sarkōma, sarkōmat-, fleshy excrescence, from sarkoun, to produce flesh, from sarx, sark-, flesh.]
sarcomatoid sar·co'ma·toid' (-mə-toid') or sar·co'ma·tous (-təs) adj.
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