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sarcoma |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sarcoma \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sarcoma n : a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer
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