About The Word Sarcoma
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Sarcoma
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What's The Definition Of Sarcoma?
[n] a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sarcoma: Related Terms | Find terms related to Sarcoma: See Also | adenomyosarcoma | cancer | chondrosarcoma | embryoma of the kidney | endothelial myeloma | Ewing's sarcoma | Ewing's tumor | Ewing's tumour | Kaposi's sarcoma | leiomyosarcoma | liposarcoma | malignant neoplastic disease | malignant neuroma | myosarcoma | nephroblastoma | neurosarcoma | osteogenic sarcoma | osteosarcoma | rhabdomyosarcoma | rhabdosrcoma | Wilms' tumor | Wilms tumour Sarcoma In Webster's Dictionary \Sar*co"ma\, n.; pl. L. {Sarcomata} (# or #), E.
{sarcomas}. [NL., from Gr. ?, from sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.]
(Med.)
A tumor of fleshy consistence; -- formerly applied to many
varieties of tumor, now restricted to a variety of malignant
growth made up of cells resembling those of fetal development
without any proper intercellular substance.
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