sarcomanoun [ C or U ]
uk/sɑːˈkəʊ.mə/us/sɑːrˈkoʊ.mə/plural sarcomas or formal sarcomata specializeda type of cancerous lump in the bones, muscles, or joints (= places where two bones are connected)
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Cancer
- acinic cell carcinoma
- acral lentiginous melanoma
- aggressive
- alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
- alveolar soft part sarcoma
- brain tumour
- carcinogen
- carcinogenesis
- carcinogenic
- chondroid chordoma
- chondrosarcoma
- chordoma
- malignancy
- metastatic
- myeloma
- neoplasia
- neoplasm
- neoplastic
- oncogene
- tumour
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