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sarcoline |
sarcologic |
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sarcoma
| sarcomatous
| sarcomere
| sarcophaga
| sarcophaga carnaria
| sarcophagan
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sarcoma
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sarcoma has 1 sense
- sarcoma(n = noun.state) - a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer; is a kind of cancer, malignant neoplastic disease
has particulars: chondrosarcoma, endothelial myeloma, ewing's sarcoma, ewing's tumor, ewing's tumour, kaposi's sarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, liposarcoma, myosarcoma, malignant neuroma, neurosarcoma, osteogenic sarcoma, osteosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, rhabdosarcoma, adenomyosarcoma, embryoma of the kidney, nephroblastoma, wilms' tumor, wilms tumour
CIDE DICTIONARY
sarcoma, n. [NL., from Gr. , from sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.].
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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sarcoma, n. (pl. sarcomas or sarcomata) a malignant tumour of connective or other non-epithelial tissue.
Derivative
sarcomatosis n. sarcomatous adj.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk sarkoma f. sarkoo become fleshy f. sarx sarkos flesh
THESAURUS
sarcoma
benign tumor, callosity, callus, cancer, carcinoma, corn, cyst, excrescence, fungosity, fungus, growth, intumescence, malignant growth, metastatic tumor, mole, morbid growth, neoplasm, nevus, nonmalignant tumor, outgrowth, proud flesh, tumor, verruca, wart, wenROGET THESAURUS
sarcoma
Convexity
N convexity, prominence, projection, swelling, gibbosity, bilge, bulge, protuberance, protrusion, camber, cahot, thank-ye-ma'am, swell, intumescence, tumour, tumor, tubercle, tuberosity, excrescence, hump, hunch, bunch, boss, embossment, hub, hubble, tooth, knob, elbow, process, apophysis, condyle, bulb, node, nodule, nodosity, tongue, dorsum, bump, clump, sugar loaf, bow, mamelon, molar, belly, corporation, pot belly, gut, withers, back, shoulder, lip, flange, pimple, zit, wen, wheel, papula, pustule, pock, proud flesh, growth, sarcoma, caruncle, corn, wart, pappiloma, furuncle, polypus, fungus, fungosity, exostosis, bleb, blister, blain, boil, airbubble, blob, papule, verruca, papilla, nipple, teat, tit, titty, boob, knocker, pap, breast, dug, mammilla, proboscis, nose, neb, beak, snout, nozzle, schnoz, peg, button, stud, ridge, rib, jutty, trunnion, snag, cupola, dome, arch, balcony, eaves, pilaster, relief, relievo, cameo, bassorilievo, mezzorilevo, altorivievo, low relief, bas relief, high relief, hill, cape, promontory, mull, forehead, foreland, point of land, mole, jetty, hummock, ledge, spur, naze, ness, convex, prominent, protuberant, projecting, bossed, embossed, bossy, nodular, bunchy, clavate, clavated, claviform, hummocky, moutonne, mammiliform, papulous, papilose, hemispheric, bulbous, bowed, arched, bold, bellied, tuberous, tuberculous, tumous, cornute, odontoid, lentiform, lenticular, gibbous, club shaped, hubby, hubbly, knobby, papillose, saddle-shaped, selliform, subclavate, torose, ventricose, verrucose, salient, in relief, raised, repousse, bloated, (expanded).
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