a cancer that occurs during pregnancy in the uterus
a very rare womb cancer called choriocarcinoma
choriocarcinoma in American English
(ˌkɔriouˌkɑːrsəˈnoumə, ˌkour-)
nounWord forms: plural-mas or -mata (-mətə)
Pathology
any benign or malignant tumor of chorionic tissue
Word origin
[1900–05; chorio- + carcinoma]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Young Turk, cathode-ray tube, clone, decompression, hormone
Examples of 'choriocarcinoma' in a sentence
choriocarcinoma
Analysis of the tumour revealed a rare and aggressive type of cancer called choriocarcinoma.