carcinoma
noun /ˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊmə/
/ˌkɑːrsɪˈnəʊmə/
(medical)- a cancer that affects the top layer of the skin or the lining of the body’s internal organsWord Originearly 18th cent.: via Latin from Greek karkinōma, from karkinos ‘crab’ (compare with cancer).