sarcoma
noun
sar·co·ma sär-ˈkō-mə 
plural sarcomas also sarcomata sär-ˈkō-mə-tə
: a malignant tumor arising in tissue (such as connective tissue, bone, cartilage, or striated muscle) of mesodermal origin see also ewing's sarcoma, kaposi's sarcoma, osteosarcoma, rous sarcoma
sarcomatous
sär-ˈkō-mə-təs
adjective sarcomatous tumors
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Lindblom, who survived a battle with Ewing’s sarcoma (a rare form of bone cancer) during the 2019-20 season, had $3 million left on his contract. 
Wayne Fish, USA TODAY, 12 July 2022 Kaposi’s sarcoma was a signal of near-certain death in the 1980s, and now the pustules of monkeypox are a harbinger of searing pain, however temporary and non-deadly. Dan Zak, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 When gay men in New York began reporting cases of Kaposi’s sarcoma, a type of cancer, because their immune system had been depleted, no one knew what HIV was. Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2022 Another tunicate, Ecteinascidia turbinata, which attaches to submerged mangrove roots, yielded the molecular mixture that led to Yondelis, a sarcoma and ovarian cancer drug, and Zepzelca, which targets small-cell lung cancer. Stephanie Stone, Scientific American, 23 July 2022 July is awareness month for juvenile arthritis, sarcoma, cleft and craniofacial deformities and group B strep. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2022 Uterine sarcoma is a rare type of uterine cancer that forms in muscle or other tissues of the uterus. Jenny Mccoy, Health.com, 2 Feb. 2022 Visit the Little Warrior Foundation website to learn more about Ewing sarcoma and to learn how to help. Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2022 Our nephew, Isaac, died of sarcoma in 2020 on Valentine’s Day. San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2022 See More
Wayne Fish, USA TODAY, 12 July 2022 Kaposi’s sarcoma was a signal of near-certain death in the 1980s, and now the pustules of monkeypox are a harbinger of searing pain, however temporary and non-deadly. Dan Zak, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 When gay men in New York began reporting cases of Kaposi’s sarcoma, a type of cancer, because their immune system had been depleted, no one knew what HIV was. Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2022 Another tunicate, Ecteinascidia turbinata, which attaches to submerged mangrove roots, yielded the molecular mixture that led to Yondelis, a sarcoma and ovarian cancer drug, and Zepzelca, which targets small-cell lung cancer. Stephanie Stone, Scientific American, 23 July 2022 July is awareness month for juvenile arthritis, sarcoma, cleft and craniofacial deformities and group B strep. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2022 Uterine sarcoma is a rare type of uterine cancer that forms in muscle or other tissues of the uterus. Jenny Mccoy, Health.com, 2 Feb. 2022 Visit the Little Warrior Foundation website to learn more about Ewing sarcoma and to learn how to help. Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2022 Our nephew, Isaac, died of sarcoma in 2020 on Valentine’s Day. San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin sarcōmat-, sarcōma "fleshy excrescence, tumor," borrowed from Greek sárkōma "fleshy excrescence," from sarkō-, stem of sarkoûn "to make fleshy, (middle voice) to become fleshy" (verbal derivative of sark-, sárx "flesh, piece of meat") + -ma, resultative noun suffix — more at sarco-
First Known Use
1804, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing sarcoma
Medical Definition
sarcoma
noun
sar·co·ma sär-ˈkō-mə
plural sarcomas also sarcomata -mət-ə
: a malignant tumor arising in tissue of mesodermal origin (as connective tissue, bone, cartilage, or striated muscle) that spreads by extension into neighboring tissue or by way of the bloodstream see also ewing's sarcoma, kaposi's sarcoma, osteosarcoma, rous sarcoma, spindle-cell sarcoma compare carcinoma